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- Created 1940, 1942-1943 (Creation)
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Born in 1916; educated at Felsted School; 2nd Lt, Baluch Regt, Indian Army, 1940; served on North West Frontier, India, in Iraq and Persia and as General Staff Officer Grade 2, HQ Allied Land Forces South East Asia, Burma, 1940-1945; attended Staff College, Quetta, 1943; Deputy Assistant Quartermaster General, India Office, 1945; transferred to Royal Army Ordnance Corps, 1946; Lt, 1946; Capt, 1946; Maj, 1952; Senior Instructor, Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps School, Melbourne, 1952-1954; Deputy Assistant Quartermaster General, HQ Aldershot District, 1954-1955; Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General, Land Forces, Hong Kong, 1960-1962; Col, 1962; Assistant Adjutant General, Ministry of Defence, 1962-1965; Senior Provision Officer, Central Ordnance Depot, Bicester, 1965-1966; Brig, 1966; Director of Ordnance Services, Far East Land Forces, 1966-1969; Deputy Director of Ordnance Services, Ministry of Defence, 1969-1971; Maj Gen, 1971; Commander Base Organisation, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, 1971-1973; honorary Col, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve, 1971-1973; Col Commandant, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, 1975-1979; died in 1987.
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GB 0099 KCLMA Darkin Created 1940, 1942-1943 Collection (fonds) 1 file
Born in 1916; educated at Felsted School; 2nd Lt, Baluch Regt, Indian Army, 1940; served on North West Frontier, India, in Iraq and Persia and as General Staff Officer Grade 2, HQ Allied Land Forces South East Asia, Burma, 1940-1945; attended Staff College, Quetta, 1943; Deputy Assistant Quartermaster General, India Office, 1945; transferred to Royal Army Ordnance Corps, 1946; Lt, 1946; Capt, 1946; Maj, 1952; Senior Instructor, Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps School, Melbourne, 1952-1954; Deputy Assistant Quartermaster General, HQ Aldershot District, 1954-1955; Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General, Land Forces, Hong Kong, 1960-1962; Col, 1962; Assistant Adjutant General, Ministry of Defence, 1962-1965; Senior Provision Officer, Central Ordnance Depot, Bicester, 1965-1966; Brig, 1966; Director of Ordnance Services, Far East Land Forces, 1966-1969; Deputy Director of Ordnance Services, Ministry of Defence, 1969-1971; Maj Gen, 1971; Commander Base Organisation, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, 1971-1973; honorary Col, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve, 1971-1973; Col Commandant, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, 1975-1979; died in 1987.
Presented to the Centre by the family in 1988.
Papers relating to Staff College, Quetta, including rolls of directing staff and students, joining instructions and pre-course reading list, 1942-1943; certificate of appointment as 2nd Lt, Indian Army, 1940.
1 file
Open, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form.
Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Trustees of the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, attention of the Director of Archive Services.
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Summary guide available on-line at http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/top.htm, and in hard copy in the Centre's reading room.
Decorations: CBE
Feb 1997 Armed forces Higher science education India Indian Army International relations Military education Military organizations Organizations Pakistan Quetta South Asia State security
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Presented to the Centre by the family in 1988.
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Papers relating to Staff College, Quetta, including rolls of directing staff and students, joining instructions and pre-course reading list, 1942-1943; certificate of appointment as 2nd Lt, Indian Army, 1940.
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1 file
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Open, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form.
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Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Trustees of the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, attention of the Director of Archive Services.
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- English
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- Latin
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Summary guide available on-line at http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/top.htm, and in hard copy in the Centre's reading room.
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Decorations: CBE
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Decorations: CBE
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