Peter Duffell (British Army officer)
Sir Peter Duffell | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 June 1939 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Commands | Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong |
| Battles / wars | Malayan Emergency Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation Operation Banner |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross |
Lieutenant-General Sir Peter Royson Duffell KCB CBE MC (born 19 June 1939) was Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong.
Military career
[edit]Educated at Dulwich College, Duffell was commissioned into the 2nd Gurkha Rifles in 1960.[1] He served with his Regiment in Malaya during the Malayan Emergency and in Borneo during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation as well as in Northern Ireland.[1] He was appointed Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong in 1989 and then became Inspector-General Doctrine and Training in 1992.[2] He retired from the Army in 1995.[1]
Later life
[edit]Following his retirement from the Army, he became Chief Executive of Dechert LLP.[3] He was also a member of the advisory board of the School of Oriental and African Studies[3] and a Trustee of The Foyle Foundation.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Duffell married Ann Murray Woodd, daughter of Colonel Basil Bethune Neville Woodd, of a landed gentry family of Shynewood, Shropshire; they have a son, the cricketer Charlie Duffell, and daughter, Rachel.[4][5][6]
Works
[edit]- Duffell, Peter (2019), Gurkha Odyssey: Campaigning for the Crown, Pen & Sword (with illustrations by Ken Howard)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Foyle Foundation
- ^ Birthdays The Independent, 18 June 1994
- ^ a b School of Oriental and African Studies Archived 10 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Burke's Landed Gentry, 18th edition, vol. II, ed. Peter Townend, Woodd formerly of Shynewood pedigree
- ^ Who's Who in Hong Kong, ed. Kevin Sinclair, Database Publishing (Hong Kong), 1984, p. 100
- ^ ""Reflections of a Soldier in Hong Kong". Lecture and Curry Lunch 16th November 2018 – The Gurkha Museum". Thegurkhamuseum.co.uk. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
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