Harold Kingsley | |
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Born | 23 December 1885 |
Died | 15 April 1970 | (aged 84)
Allegiance | ![]() |
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Rank | Brigadier |
Awards | CIE DSO |
Brigadier Harold Evelyn William Bell Kingsley CIE DSO (23 December 1885 – 15 April 1970) was Commandant of the Indian Military Academy (1936-1939) and Aide-de-camp to King George VI. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Harold Evelyn William Bell Kingsley was born 23 December 1885 in Nenagh, Ireland. [5] He was the son of Col. William Henry Bell Kingsley CB [6] and his wife, Mrs Kingsley, of River View, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary. [1] He was educated at Bedford Modern School and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. [1] [4]
After Sandhurst, Kingsley joined the Indian Army. [7] He was appointed Captain on 18 January 1914 and Major on 18 January 1920. [7] During World War I, Kingsley served in Mesopotamia (1916–18) and in the Balkans (1918). [1] He served in Russia, and Trans-Caspia (1919), the Black Sea and Turkey (1919–20) and Waziristan (1921–24). [1] He was made Colonel in 1933. [1]
Kingsley was Deputy Military Secretary, Army Headquarters, India (1933–36). [1] [8] He was Commandant of the Indian Military Academy between 1936 and 1939 and ADC to the King (1938–39). [1] [7] He retired in 1939. [1] [9]
Kingsley was mentioned in despatches during World War I and on service in Waziristan (1921–24). [1] He was made DSO in 1917 and CIE in 1939. [1]
Kinglsey was a member of the Army and Navy Club. [1] In 1926 he married Hon. Olive Mary Kitson, daughter of James Kitson, 1st Baron Airedale; they lived at Warnford House, Warnford, Hampshire. [1] [10] There were no children from the marriage and Kingsley died in Hampshire on 15 April 1970. [1]
Harold Kingsley | |
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Born | 23 December 1885 |
Died | 15 April 1970 | (aged 84)
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | ![]() ![]() |
Rank | Brigadier |
Awards | CIE DSO |
Brigadier Harold Evelyn William Bell Kingsley CIE DSO (23 December 1885 – 15 April 1970) was Commandant of the Indian Military Academy (1936-1939) and Aide-de-camp to King George VI. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Harold Evelyn William Bell Kingsley was born 23 December 1885 in Nenagh, Ireland. [5] He was the son of Col. William Henry Bell Kingsley CB [6] and his wife, Mrs Kingsley, of River View, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary. [1] He was educated at Bedford Modern School and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. [1] [4]
After Sandhurst, Kingsley joined the Indian Army. [7] He was appointed Captain on 18 January 1914 and Major on 18 January 1920. [7] During World War I, Kingsley served in Mesopotamia (1916–18) and in the Balkans (1918). [1] He served in Russia, and Trans-Caspia (1919), the Black Sea and Turkey (1919–20) and Waziristan (1921–24). [1] He was made Colonel in 1933. [1]
Kingsley was Deputy Military Secretary, Army Headquarters, India (1933–36). [1] [8] He was Commandant of the Indian Military Academy between 1936 and 1939 and ADC to the King (1938–39). [1] [7] He retired in 1939. [1] [9]
Kingsley was mentioned in despatches during World War I and on service in Waziristan (1921–24). [1] He was made DSO in 1917 and CIE in 1939. [1]
Kinglsey was a member of the Army and Navy Club. [1] In 1926 he married Hon. Olive Mary Kitson, daughter of James Kitson, 1st Baron Airedale; they lived at Warnford House, Warnford, Hampshire. [1] [10] There were no children from the marriage and Kingsley died in Hampshire on 15 April 1970. [1]