Dair Farrar-Hockley

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Dair Farrar-Hockley
Born (1946-12-02) 2 December 1946 (age 77)
Brentford, Middlesex, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1967–1999
Rank Major General
Commands held 2nd Division
19th Infantry Brigade
3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment
Battles/wars The Troubles
Falklands War
Awards Military Cross

Major General Charles Dair Farrar-Hockley, MC (born 2 December 1946) is a retired British Army officer, and a former Director General of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. [1] He is the son of General Sir Anthony Farrar-Hockley.

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Military career

Farrar-Hockley was born in Brentford. [2] After schooling at Beaudesert Park and Exeter School, Farrar-Hockley was commissioned in The Parachute Regiment in 1967 and served in Malta, Libya, Cyprus and Northern Ireland. [3] As Officer Commanding A Company, 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment he fought at the battles of Goose Green and Wireless Ridge and also led the heli-borne assault to secure Bluff Cove – a crucial first step in developing a southern flank in the battle for Port Stanley – during the Falklands War where he was awarded the Military Cross for gallantry in action. [3] He was made Commanding Officer of 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment in 1984. [4]

Farrar-Hockley was appointed Special Briefer to the Supreme Allied Commander Europe in 1986. [4] After that he was appointed commander of the 19th Infantry Brigade at Colchester in 1989 and commander of Infantry Training at Warminster in 1993. [5] From 1995 he assisted the Czech government in developing a new security policy. [3] He was General Officer Commanding 2nd Division from 1996 until May 1999. [3]

Farrar-Hockley is currently a patron of the Second World War Experience Centre. [6]

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Sources

  1. "Chartered Institute of Arbitrators website". Archived from the original on 30 September 2006. Retrieved 29 September 2006.
  2. "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 The Second World War Experience Centre Archived 2013-07-09 at the Wayback Machine
  4. 1 2 Dair Farrar-Hockley Paradata
  5. Army Commands Archived 5 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "Patrons". Second World War Experience Centre. Archived from the original on 9 July 2013.
Military offices
Preceded by General Officer Commanding the 2nd Division
1996–1999
Succeeded by

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