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Nigel Henderson
Admiral Sir Nigel Stuart Henderson, (1 August 1909 – 2 August 1993) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Chairman of the NATO Military Committee from 1968 to 1971. Naval career Henderson joined the Royal Navy in 1927.Sir Nigel Stuart Henderson Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives He served in the as a gunnery officer. After the war he became in and then, from 1951, commanded the |
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against France. The modern Royal Navy traces its origins to the early 16th century; the oldest of the UK's armed services, it is consequently known as the Senior Service. From the middle decades of the 17th century, and through the 18th century, the Royal Navy vied with the Dutch Navy and later with the French Navy for maritime supremacy. From the mid 18th century, it was the world's most powerful navy until the Second World War. The Royal Navy played a key part in establishing and defending the British Empire, and four Imperial fortress colonies and a string of imperial bases and coaling stations secured the Royal Navy's ability to assert naval superiority globally. Owing to this historical prominence, it is common, even among non-Britons, to ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Permanent Representatives Of The United Kingdom To NATO
The Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council is the senior member of the United Kingdom's delegation to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Permanent Representatives to the North Atlantic Council *1952–1953: Sir Frederick Hoyer Millar *1953–1957: Sir Christopher Steel *1957–1960: Sir Frank Roberts *1960–1962: Sir Paul Mason *1962–1966: Sir Evelyn Shuckburgh *1966–1970: Sir Bernard Burrows *1970–1975: Sir Edward Peck *1975–1979: Sir John Killick *1979–1982: Sir Clive Rose *1982–1986: Sir John Graham *1986–1992: Sir Michael Alexander *1992–1995: Sir John Weston *1995–2001: Sir John Goulden *2001: Sir David Manning *2001–2003: Sir Emyr Jones Parry *2003–2006: Sir Peter Ricketts *2006–2010: Sir Stewart Eldon *2010–2014: Dame Mariot Leslie *2014–2016: Sir Adam Thomson *2016–2017: Paul Johnston ''(acting)'' *2017–2022: Dame Sarah MacIntosh *2022–: David Quarrey Military Representatives to NATO Military r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Lee (RAF Officer)
Air Chief Marshal Sir David John Pryer Lee, (4 September 1912 – 13 February 2004) was a Royal Air Force officer during the Second World War and a senior commander in the 1950s and early 1960s. RAF career Educated at Bedford School,Obituary: Air Chief Marshal Sir David Lee Daily Telegraph, 19 February 2004 Lee joined the Royal Air Force in 1930. /ref> He served in the as a pilot with No. 61 Squadron and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Lea (British Army Officer)
Lieutenant-General Sir George Harris Lea (28 December 1912 – 27 December 1990) KCB, DSO, MBE was a British Army officer who fought in the Second World War, notably at the Battle of Arnhem, and later became Head of the British Defence Staff in Washington, D.C. Military career Educated at Charterhouse School and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Lea was commissioned into the Lancashire Fusiliers in 1933. He served in the Second World War as brigade major of the 4th Parachute Brigade and then as commanding officer of 11th Battalion, Parachute Regiment. In this role he saw action during Operation Market Garden and became a prisoner of war. After attending the Staff College, Camberley, Lea became commanding officer of the Special Air Service in 1955 and saw action again in Malaya. He went on to be commander of 2nd Infantry Brigade in 1957, deputy military secretary in 1960 and General Office Commanding 42nd (Lancashire) Division/District of the Territorial Army in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael West (British Army Officer)
General (United Kingdom), General Sir Michael Montgomerie Alston-Roberts-West, (27 October 1905 – 14 May 1978), better known as Sir Michael M.A.R. West, was a senior British Army officer who achieved high office in the 1960s. He served in the Second World War and the Korean War, where he commanded the 1st Commonwealth Division and later became General officer commanding, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) for Northern Command (United Kingdom), Northern Command. West was a witty and unconventional soldier, with a taste for partying and jazz. Early life and military career West was the son of Captain (Royal Navy), Captain Harry Charles John Alston-Roberts-West, Royal Navy, RN, and Olive Molyneux-Montgomerie. West was Officer (armed forces), commissioned as a second lieutenant into the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, British Army, in 1925. He went to British Raj, India, serving with the 2nd Battalion, in 1935. He served in the Second World War (1939& ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fitzroy Talbot
Vice-Admiral Sir Arthur Allison Fitzroy Talbot KBE CB DSO & Bar DL (22 October 1909 – 16 June 1998) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth. Naval career Educated at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Fitzroy Talbot joined the Royal Navy in 1926.Obituary: Vice Admiral Sir Fitzroy Talbot ''The Independent'', 26 June 1998 He went to sea as a in the HMS ''Royal Oak''. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Charles Madden, 2nd Baronet
Sir Charles Edward Madden, 2nd Baronet, GCB (15 June 1906 – 23 April 2001) followed his father in a career with the Royal Navy that culminated in his serving as the Commander-in-Chief of the Home Fleet from 1963 to 1965. A recognized expert in gunnery, Madden helped in the introduction of radar into the Royal Navy. He participated in the Battle of Calabria, the Battle of Taranto, the Battle of Cape Matapan, and the Battle of Crete during the Second World War. Following the war, Madden introduced the General List for officers which abolished many of the distinctions between the executive and other branches within the Royal Navy. He also served as the Chief of Naval Staff of the Royal New Zealand Navy. Following his retirement from the Royal Navy, Madden served as Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London from 1969 to 1981. Early life and family Charles Edward Madden was born on 15 June 1906, the son of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Charles Madden, for whom the baronetcy was created i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dartmoor
Dartmoor is an upland area in southern Devon, England. The moorland and surrounding land has been protected by National Park status since 1951. Dartmoor National Park covers . The granite which forms the uplands dates from the Carboniferous Period of geological history. The landscape consists of moorland capped with many exposed granite hilltops known as tors, providing habitats for Dartmoor wildlife. The highest point is High Willhays, above sea level. The entire area is rich in antiquities and archaeology. Dartmoor National Park is managed by the Dartmoor National Park Authority, whose 22 members are drawn from Devon County Council, local district councils and Government. Parts of Dartmoor have been used as military firing ranges for over 200 years. The public is granted extensive land access rights on Dartmoor (including restricted access to the firing ranges) and it is a popular tourist destination. Physical geography Geology Dartmoor includes the largest area of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ten Tors
Ten Tors is an annual weekend hike in early May, on Dartmoor, southwest England. Organised by the British Army, starting in 1960, it brings together teams of six young people each, with the 2,400 young participants hiking to checkpoints on ten specified tors. The majority of entrants are schools, colleges, Scout groups and Cadet squadrons from South West England, though groups from across the UK have regularly taken part, as have teams from Australia and New Zealand. However, from 2012, only teams from the South West of England are eligible to take part, due to the large numbers of entrants. Event format Teams of six are required to visit ten specified tors; on the top of each tor is a checkpoint. Each team is required to visit all of the specified checkpoints in order. Up to two members per team may fall out during the Challenge; teams falling below this number could merge in earlier years, while later rules required a badly reduced team to forfeit. There are 26 differen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirkcudbrightshire
Kirkcudbrightshire ( ), or the County of Kirkcudbright or the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright is one of the historic counties of Scotland, covering an area in the south-west of the country. Until 1975, Kirkcudbrightshire was an administrative county used for local government. Since 1975, the area has formed part of Dumfries and Galloway for local government purposes. Kirkcudbrightshire continues to be used as a registration county for land registration. A lower-tier district called Stewartry covered the majority of the historic county from 1975 to 1996. The area of Stewartry district is still used as a lieutenancy area. Dumfries and Galloway Council also has a Stewartry area committee. Kirkcudbrightshire forms the eastern part of the medieval lordship of Galloway, which retained a degree of autonomy until it was fully absorbed by Scotland in the 13th century. In 1369, the part of Galloway east of the River Cree was placed under the control of a steward based in Kirkcudbright and so t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arbigland
Arbigland in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, lies on the coast of the Solway Firth, to the south-east of Kirkbean. It is the birthplace of John Paul Jones, the United States' first well-known naval commander in the American Revolutionary War. There is a birthplace museum in the cottage where he was born, donated by the Blackett family to the John Paul Jones Museum Trust in 1997. Classical mansion The Neoclassical architecture, classical-styled Arbigland House was built in 1755 by the improving lord, laird and gentleman architect William Craik (1703–98). His daughter, the poet and novelist Helen Craik (1751–1825), lived there until 1792. She was a friend and supporter of Robert Burns, who dined at the House. William's illegitimate son, James Craik, was the first Surgeon General of the United States Army, Physician General of the United States Army and personal physician of George Washington. It is a Category A listed building. Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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