Lieutenant-General Sir Hugh Patrick Cunningham (4 November 1921 – 12 September 2019) was a

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officer who became Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Operational Requirements).

Military career

Educated at Charterhouse School,Debrett's People of Today
/ref> Cunningham was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1942 and fought in

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and

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/ref> He was appointed Commander Royal Engineers for 3rd Division in

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and Aden in 1963, Commander of 11th Engineering Brigade in

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in 1967 and General Officer Commanding

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in 1971. He went on to be Assistant Chief of the General Staff (Operational Requirements) in 1974 and Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Operational Requirements) in 1976 before retiring in 1978. In retirement he became a Director of Fairey Engineering. He lived at

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. He was one of the three Presidents of the UK-based charity

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. He died on 12 September 2019 at the age of 97.Cunningham
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