Terence Sydney Airey
| Sir Terence Sydney Airey | |
|---|---|
| Born |
9 July 1900 Kings Lynn, Norfolk |
| Died | 26 March 1983 (aged 82) Fritton, Norfolk |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1919–1954 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held | British Forces in Hong Kong (1952–54) |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Mentioned in Despatches (3) Officer of the Legion of Merit (United States) Officer of the Legion of Honour (France) Croix de guerre (France) |
Lieutenant General Sir Terence Sydney Airey KCMG, CB, CBE (9 July 1900 – 26 March 1983) was an officer in the British Army.
Airey was the son of Sydney Airey. He was educated at Gresham's School, Holt, and the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst.
Airey was married on 1 November 1933 in Egypt to Constance Hedley, who bore him a son named John Francis St George Airey. This marriage was dissolved in 1947, when he married for a second time to Bridget Georgiana Vesey, daughter of Colonel the Hon. Thomas Eustace Vesey and Lady Cecilia Kathleen Browne, daughter of the 5th Earl of Kenmare. Lady Airey died in 2006.
In 1919, Airey received a commission in the Durham Light Infantry. He later passed the Staff College and went on to serve as a staff officer in the Sudan in 1929 and on the British Military Mission to the Egyptian Army.
Airey was still involved in military affairs at the outbreak of the Second World War. In 1941, he was serving under General Sir William Platt in Abyssinia, after which he returned to General Headquarters in Cairo: there he was appointed Director of Special Operations and later Director of Military Intelligence. During the latter part of the Tunisia Campaign, Airey served as a Brigadier (General Staff) in the 18th Army Group.
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