Richard Hull
| Sir Richard Hull | |
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| Born |
7 May 1907 Cosham, Hampshire |
| Died | 17 September 1989 (aged 82) Pinhoe, Devon |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1926–67 |
| Rank | Field Marshal |
| Unit | 17th/21st Lancers |
| Commands held |
Chief of the Defence Staff Chief of the General Staff Far East Land Forces British Troops in Egypt Staff College, Camberley 5th Infantry Division 1st Armoured Division 26th Armoured Brigade 12th Infantry Brigade 17th/21st Lancers |
| Battles/wars |
Second World War Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation |
| Awards |
Knight of the Order of the Garter Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches |
| Relations | Major General Sir Charles Hull (father) |
| Other work | Constable of the Tower of London (1970–1975) |
Field Marshal Sir Richard Amyatt Hull, KG, GCB, DSO, DL (7 May 1907 – 17 September 1989) was a senior British Army officer. He was the last Chief of the Imperial General Staff (1961–64) and the first Chief of the General Staff, and as such the professional head of the British Army. He later became Chief of the Defence Staff, the professional head of all the British Armed Forces. He served with distinction during the Second World War and later advised the British government on the response to the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation.
Born the son of Major General Sir Charles Hull and Muriel Helen Hull (née Dobell), and was educated at Charterhouse School and Trinity College, Cambridge, Hull entered the Royal Military College, Sandhurst and was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the 17th/21st Lancers on 1 November 1926. Posted with his regiment to Egypt in October 1928, he was promoted to lieutenant on 7 May 1931 and to captain on 1 June 1933 before going on to India in October 1933.
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