General Sir Richard Nelson "Windy" Gale, GCB, KBE, DSO, MC (25 June 1896 – 29 July 1982) was a senior officer in the British Army who served in both world...
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Richard Gale may refer to: Richard Gale (British Army officer) (1896–1982), British soldier Richard Gale (Australian politician) (1834–1931), Member of...
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Major-General Richard Hilton DSO, MC, DFC (18 January 1894 – 26 July 1978) was a British soldier, pilot, author, and failed far right politician who saw...
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21 May 1993) was an airborne officer of the British Army, best known for being the leader of the small group of British airborne troops that actually...
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Windy is the nickname of: Richard Gale (British Army officer) (1896–1982), British Army general Windy McCall (1925–2015), American former Major League...
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(1883–1944), British Army officer Humfrey Gale (1890–1971), British Army lieutenant general Iain Gale (born 1959), British author John Gale (disambiguation)...
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general officer rank or the rank of brigadier (together now recognized as starred officers) in the British Army, Royal Marines, British Indian Army or other...
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The history of the British Army spans over three and a half centuries since its founding in 1660 and involves numerous European wars, colonial wars and...
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Red coat (military uniform) (redirect from Redcoat (British army))
Regiments & Uniforms of the British Army, Sphere Books Ltd, London (1972), pages 295-302 Holmes, Richard (2002). Redcoat. The British Soldier in the Age of...
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Traditions of the British Army. London: Gale and Polden. p. 43 "Percy Kirke". Westminster Abbey. Retrieved 4 July 2021. Cannon, Richard (1838). Historical...
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Major Reginald John Howard DSO (8 December 1912 – 5 May 1999) was a British Army officer who led a glider-borne assault that captured the Caen canal and Orne...
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British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) was the name given to two British Army formations of the same name. Both were originally occupation forces in Germany...
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Maurice Arthur Tillett (4 November 1919 – 14 December 2014) was a British Army officer who had a critical role in the planning of the capture of the Caen...
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Flavell DSO, MC & Two Bars (22 February 1898 – 29 November 1993) was a British Army officer who served in both World War I and World War II. He served with great...
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three caps for his country. Richard spent a few of his childhood years in India, where his father, an officer in the British Army, served as a physician....
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Lieutenant Colonel John Enys (17 December 1757 – 30 July 1818) was a British Army officer who served during the American Revolution. He was born on 17 December...
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DSO & Bar, MC, DL (26 March 1893 – 28 September 1971) was a senior British Army officer who fought with distinction in both world wars. He is most notable...
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Development in Vietnam. Jennifer Larby. Executive Officer, British Legion Kenya. For services to the British and Commonwealth ex-services community in Kenya...
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This is a list of nicknames of regiments of the British Army. Many nicknames were used by successor regiments (following renaming or amalgamation). Contents...
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MI6 (redirect from Passport Control Officer)
British intelligence services. The liaison between the British and Polish intelligence was facilitated by SIS (Secret Intelligence Service) officer Wilfred...
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London. Retrieved 3 December 2011. Houterman, Hans; Koppes, Jeroen. "British Army Officers 1939–1945". WW2Shop.com. Retrieved 3 December 2011. Rafferty, Jim...
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Ledger Hill, DSO & Two Bars, MC (14 March 1911 – 16 March 2006) was a British Army officer, who served as commander of the 3rd Parachute Brigade, part of the...
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Joe Vandeleur (category British Army brigadiers of World War II)
his initials, was an Anglo-Irish British Army officer who served in the Second World War. Born in Nowshera in British India (now Pakistan), Vandeleur was...
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Basing Programme and Operation Owl, and the return of 20,000 British troops. The British Army retains a presence at a small number of installations primarily...
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David Henderson originally proposed that Royal Air Force officers use a combination of British Army and Royal Navy ranks. However, the War Office argued that...
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generals in the British Army since the Acts of Union 1707. The rank of general (or full general to distinguish it from the lower general officer ranks) is the...
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1936) was a cavalry officer of the British Army, an amateur sportsman, and later Governor of Malta. After home service in Britain and Ireland his regiment...
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Brigadier Adrian Clements Gore DSO (14 May 1900 – 7 June 1990) was a British Army officer who served with distinction in World War II. He won fame as a schoolboy...
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Robin (2005). British Army Badges. Butler and Tanner Ltd. ISBN 9780955146305. Watson, Graham E; Rinaldi, Richard A (2005). The British in Germany (BAOR...
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Whiteley, GBE, KCB, MC (7 June 1896 – 20 May 1970) was a senior British Army officer who became Deputy Chief of the Imperial General Staff (DCIGS). A...
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