John Renshaw Starr

John Renshaw Starr (died 1996), was one of two sons of Alfred Demarest Starr (an American) and Ethel Renshaw (English). He was a grandson of William Robert Renshaw. He was an artist and a soldier during the Second World War. His story is told in a book, The Starr Affair, by Jean Overton Fuller.

Read more about John Renshaw Starr:  Military Career, Capture By Germans, Release, After The War

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