Denis O'Connor (British Army officer)
Sir Denis O'Connor | |
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| Born | 2 July 1907 Simla, India |
| Died | 18 January 1988 (aged 80) Surrey, England |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Commands held | 63rd Medium Artillery Regiment 6th Armoured Division Aldershot District Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Lieutenant General Sir Denis Stuart Scott (Rory) O'Connor KBE CB (2 July 1907 – 18 January 1988) was General Officer Commanding Aldershot District.
Military career
O'Connor was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1927[1] and was deployed in India from 1929 to 1935.[1]
He served in the Second World War, initially as an Instructor at the Staff College and then with 11th Armoured Division.[1] He was appointed Commanding Officer of 63rd Medium Artillery Regiment in North West Europe in 1944 and was then deployed with the 14th Army to Burma in 1945.[1]
After the War he became Director of Plans to the Supreme Allied Commander for South East Asia Command before becoming a Brigadier on the General Staff of Middle East Command in 1946.[1] He was appointed Chief Instructor at the Royal School of Artillery in 1951 and Commander Royal Artillery for 11th Armoured Division in 1953.[1]
He became Director of Plans at the War Office in 1955 and General Officer Commanding 6th Armoured Division in 1957.[1] He was made Chief Army Instructor at the Imperial Defence College in London in 1958 and GOC Aldershot District in 1960.[1] He was appointed Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff in 1962 and Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong in 1964.[2] He retired in 1966.[1]