Kenneth Perkins | |
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Born | 15 August 1926 |
Died | 23 October 2009 | (aged 83)
Place of birth | Newhaven, East Sussex |
Place of death | Marlborough, Wiltshire |
Allegiance |
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Service/branch |
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Years of service | 1946–1982 |
Rank | Major General |
Unit | Royal Artillery |
Commands held |
1 Royal Horse Artillery 24 Air Portable Brigade 1969–1970 Commander Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces 1975–1977 |
Battles/wars |
Palestine Suez Korea Malaya Dhofar Rebellion Northern Ireland |
Awards |
CB MBE DFC DCM (Selangor) Hashemite Order of Independence Order of Oman |
Other work | Defence correspondent for The Sun newspaper |
Major General Kenneth Perkins CB MBE DFC (1926–2009) was a British Army officer who became commander of the Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces taking over from General Sir Timothy Creasey.[1][2]
His career highlights included:[3]
- On 1 November 1947 Ken Perkins was promoted 2nd Lieutenant to Lieutenant.[4]
- On 15 August 1953 Ken Perkins was promoted to Captain.[5]
- On 25 October 1955 Captain Ken Perkins DFC (Army number 369841) was awarded the MBE.[6]
- In 1958 Ken Perkins attended the Pakistani Army staff College in Quetta.[7]
- On 30 June 1967 Ken Perkins was promoted lieutenant colonel.[8]
- Between December 1973 and January 1975 Director of Defence Operational Plans(Defence Operations) as a brigadier.
- On 21 April 1975 Brigadier (Acting Major General) Perkins was confirmed as Major General, with seniority 8 April 1974.[9]
- Major General Perkins was Commander Sultan of Oman's Armed Force 1975–1977.[10][11]
- On 16 June 1977 Major General Perkins appointed Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Operations), Ministry of Defence;[12] and nearing the end of his time in post in 1980[13] he deployed to the infant state of Zimbabwe to try and assist in the integration of the new Zimbabwean Armed Forces, bringing in former anti-Rhodesian rebels with the residual military.[14]
- The 1977 Silver Jubilee and Birthday Honours made Ken Perkins a Companion of the Bath (CB)
- At the end of his military career he held the post of Director of Military Assistance Overseas from April 1980 to April 1982.[15]
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ "Major-General Ken Perkins" (in en). 10 November 2009. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/army-obituaries/6539178/Major-General-Ken-Perkins.html. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ↑ Perkins, Ken; with a foreword by Lord Bramall (1988). A fortunate soldier (1st ed.). London: Brassey's Defence Publishers. ISBN 9780080347622. https://archive.org/details/fortunatesoldier0000perk.
- ↑ "Ken Perkins" (in en). http://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/ken-perkins-1-780793. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ↑ "Supplement to the London Gazette, 26 March 1948". https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/38245/supplement/2064/data.pdf. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ↑ "Supplement to The London Gazette, 11 September 1953". https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/39960/supplement/4915/data.pdf. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ↑ "Supplement to The London Gazette, 21 October 1955". https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/40613/supplement/5965/data.pdf. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ↑ "Comments on General Perkins". armystaffcollege.gov.pk. http://armystaffcollege.gov.pk/Comments_Perkins.php. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ↑ "Supplement to the London Gazzete, 4 July 1967". https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/44357/supplement/7383/data.pdf. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ↑ "Supplement The London Gazette of 21 April 1975". https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/46551/supplement/5157/data.pdf. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ↑ McKeown, John. "Dhofar War". http://www.55fst-ramc.org.uk/DATA%20FST/ADOBE%20FILES/Dhofar%20War%20John%20McKeown%20Full.pdf. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ↑ Worrall, James J. (18 December 2013). State Building and Counter Insurgency in Oman: Political, Military and Diplomatic Relations at the End of Empire. I.B.Tauris. ISBN 9781848856349. https://books.google.com/books?id=Vw9gAgAAQBAJ&q=Kenneth+Perkins+oman&pg=PA265. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ↑ "SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 21 June 1977". https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/47250/supplement/8047/data.pdf. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ↑ "MINISTRY OF DEFENCE AND TRI-SERVICE SENIOR APPOINTMENTS". MoDUK. http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Ministry%20of%20Defence%20Senior%20Posts.pdf. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ↑ Kriger, Norma J. (29 May 2003). Guerrilla Veterans in Post-war Zimbabwe: Symbolic and Violent Politics, 1980–1987. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781139438384. https://books.google.com/books?id=SGUuqu7V6BgC&q=General+Ken+Perkins&pg=PA227. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ↑ "MINISTRY OF DEFENCE AND TRI-SERVICE SENIOR APPOINTMENTS". MoDUK. http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Ministry%20of%20Defence%20Senior%20Posts.pdf. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
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