Kenneth Perkins | |
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Born | Newhaven, England | 15 August 1926
Died | 23 October 2009 Marlborough, England | (aged 83)
Allegiance |
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Service/ |
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Years of service | 1946–1982 |
Rank | Major General |
Unit | Royal Artillery |
Commands held |
1 Royal Horse Artillery 24 Air Portable Brigade 1969–1970 Commander Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces 1975–1977 |
Battles/wars |
Palestine Suez Korea Malaya Dhofar Rebellion Northern Ireland |
Awards | CB MBE DFC DCM (Selangor) Hashemite Order of Independence Order of Oman |
Other work | Defence correspondent for The Sun newspaper |
Major General Kenneth Perkins CB MBE DFC (15 August 1926 – 23 October 2009) was a British Army officer who became commander of the Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces taking over from General Sir Timothy Creasey. [1] [2]
His career highlights included: [3]
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Kenneth Perkins | |
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Born | Newhaven, England | 15 August 1926
Died | 23 October 2009 Marlborough, England | (aged 83)
Allegiance |
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Service/ |
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Years of service | 1946–1982 |
Rank | Major General |
Unit | Royal Artillery |
Commands held |
1 Royal Horse Artillery 24 Air Portable Brigade 1969–1970 Commander Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces 1975–1977 |
Battles/wars |
Palestine Suez Korea Malaya Dhofar Rebellion Northern Ireland |
Awards | CB MBE DFC DCM (Selangor) Hashemite Order of Independence Order of Oman |
Other work | Defence correspondent for The Sun newspaper |
Major General Kenneth Perkins CB MBE DFC (15 August 1926 – 23 October 2009) was a British Army officer who became commander of the Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces taking over from General Sir Timothy Creasey. [1] [2]
His career highlights included: [3]
{{
cite book}}
: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link)