Anthony Farrar-Hockley
| Anthony Farrar-Hockley | |
|---|---|
| Born |
8 April 1924 Coventry |
| Died | 11 March 2006 (aged 81) Oxford |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
|
| Service/branch |
 British Army
|
| Years of service | 1941–1982 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held |
3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment 16th Parachute Brigade 4th Division South East District Allied Forces Northern Europe |
| Battles/wars |
World War II Greek Civil War Korean War Cyprus Emergency Indonesian Confrontation Aden Emergency |
| Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order & Bar Military Cross Mentioned in Despatches (2) |
| Relations | Charles Dair Farrar-Hockley |
| Other work |
ADC General to the Queen Military historian |
General Sir Anthony Heritage Farrar-Hockley GBE, KCB, DSO & Bar, MC (8 April 1924 – 11 March 2006), affectionately known as 'Farrar the Para' , was a British Army officer and a military historian who distinguished himself in a number of British conflicts. He held a number of senior commands, ending his career as NATO's Commander-in-Chief Allied Forces Northern Europe.
Throughout his four decades of army life, he spoke plainly, and both before and after his retirement in 1982 wrote effectively on the conflicts he had experienced and the First World War.
Anthony Farrar-Hockley was born in Coventry the son of a journalist. He was educated at Exeter School, at the age of 15 he ran away at the start of World War II and enlisted in the Gloucestershire Regiment, the fact that he was underage was soon discovered and he was discharged and had to wait to be re-enlisted in 1941. He was promoted sergeant while still aged 17 and only 18 when he was commissioned into the 1st Airborne Division in November 1942 and fought in Italy and France. Later he won the MC in 1944 while fighting the communist rebellion in Athens.
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