Richard Fyffe
Sir Richard Fyffe | |
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| Born | 12 August 1912 |
| Died | 24 December 1972 (aged 60) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1932−1971 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Service number | 53778 |
| Unit | Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) |
| Commands | 1st Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) 61st Lorried Infantry Brigade 11th Infantry Brigade Army Air Corps 54th (East Anglian) Division/District |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Military Cross |
Lieutenant-General Sir Richard Alan Fyffe KBE CB DSO MC (12 August 1912 – 24 December 1972) was Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Intelligence).
Military career
Fyffe was commissioned into the Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) in 1932.[1]
He served in World War II initially as a General Staff Officer and then with his Regiment in North Africa and Italy.[1] He earned his Military Cross in North Africa in 1943.[2]
After the War he joined the Directing Staff at the Staff College, Camberley before moving to General Headquarters, Far East Land Forces in 1947.[1] He was appointed Assistant Adjutant General at the War Office in 1950 and then Commanding Officer of 1st Bn Rifle Brigade in 1953.[1] He was made Commander of 61st Lorried Infantry Brigade in 1955 and Commander of 11th Infantry Brigade in 1956.[1]
He was appointed Deputy Military Secretary at the War Office in 1957 and Brigadier commanding the Army Air Corps in 1960.[1] He moved on to be Director of Public Relations at the War Office in 1961 and General Officer Commanding 54th (East Anglian) Division/District of the Territorial Army (TA) in July 1963.[1] He was made Head of the British Army Staff at Washington D. C. in 1965.[1]
He was appointed Director of Service Intelligence in 1967 and Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Intelligence) at the Ministry of Defence in 1968; he retired in 1971.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Fyffe, Richard". Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archive. Archived from the original on 23 September 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ "No. 35969". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 April 1943. p. 1619.
- 1912 births
- 1972 deaths
- Military personnel from Liverpool
- British Army Air Corps officers
- Rifle Brigade officers
- Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
- Recipients of the Military Cross
- British Army lieutenant generals
- Burials in Buckinghamshire
- British Army personnel of World War II
- Academics of the Staff College, Camberley