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Arthur Patterson
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service / branch British Army
Years of service1938–1972
RankMajor General
Commands17th Gurkha Division
Battles / warsWorld War II
Malayan Emergency
Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Military Cross

Major-General Arthur Gordon Patterson CB DSO OBE MC is a former British Army officer who commanded 17th Gurkha Division.

Military career

Patterson was commissioned into the Indian Army in 1938.[1] He served in World War II with the 6th Gurkha Rifles being awarded the Military Cross for his exploits in Burma in May 1945.[2] In 1951 he was deployed to Malaya at the height of the Malayan Emergency for which he was appointed MBE.[3] He was later given command of a battalion of his Regiment and appointed OBE for further service in Malaya.[4] In 1964, as a temporary Brigadier during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation, he took part in the response to the Brunei Revolt rounding up escaped rebel leaders in the swamps and jungles over a wide area of North Borneo for which he was awarded the DSO.[5] He was appointed General Officer Commanding 17th Gurkha Division in December 1965 and Director of Military Training in June 1969 before retiring in 1972.[6]

References

  1. ^ "No. 34477". The London Gazette. 28 January 1938.
  2. ^ "No. 37091". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 24 May 1945.
  3. ^ "No. 39361". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 19 October 1951.
  4. ^ "No. 42237". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 27 December 1960.
  5. ^ "No. 43244". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 11 February 1964.
  6. ^ Army Commands
Military offices
Preceded by General Officer Commanding 17th Gurkha Division
1965–1969 		Succeeded by
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