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[[Brigadier (United Kingdom)|Brigadier]] '''Harold Evelyn William Bell Kingsley''' [[Order of the Indian Empire|CIE]] [[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]] (23 December 1885 – 15 April 1970) was Commandant of the [[Indian Military Academy]] (1936-1939) and [[Aide-de-camp]] to King [[George VI]].<ref name="oup.com">{{Cite web|url-access=subscription|url=https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-55519|title=Kingsley, Brigadier Harold (Evelyn William Bell), (1885–15 April 1970), late 4th The Prince of Wales's Own Gurkha Rifles|website=WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO|year=2007|doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U55519|isbn=978-0-19-954089-1}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R44XAQAAMAAJ&q=Harold+Evelyn+William+Bell+Kingsley|title=Great Britain and the East|work=google.co.uk|year=1939|access-date=3 July 2022}}</ref><ref>[[The Times]], 14 January 1939</ref><ref name="auto">''Kelly’s Handbook To The Titled, Landed and Official Classes, 1962'', Published by Kelly’s Directories Limited 1962</ref>
[[Brigadier (United Kingdom)|Brigadier]] '''Harold Evelyn William Bell Kingsley''' [[Order of the Indian Empire|CIE]] [[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]] (23 December 1885 – 15 April 1970) was Commandant of the [[Indian Military Academy]] (1936-1939) and [[Aide-de-camp]] to King [[George VI]].<ref name="oup.com">{{Cite web|url-access=subscription|url=https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-55519|title=Kingsley, Brigadier Harold (Evelyn William Bell), (1885–15 April 1970), late 4th The Prince of Wales's Own Gurkha Rifles|website=WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO|year=2007|doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U55519|isbn=978-0-19-954089-1}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R44XAQAAMAAJ&q=Harold+Evelyn+William+Bell+Kingsley|title=Great Britain and the East|work=google.co.uk|year=1939|access-date=3 July 2015}}</ref><ref>[[The Times]], 14 January 1939</ref><ref name="auto">''Kelly’s Handbook To The Titled, Landed and Official Classes, 1962'', Published by Kelly’s Directories Limited 1962</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Harold Evelyn William Bell Kingsley was born 23 December 1885 in [[Nenagh]], [[Ireland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ancestry.co.uk|title=Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History Records at Ancestry.co.uk|work=ancestry.co.uk|access-date=3 July 2022}}</ref>  He was the son of Col. William Henry Bell Kingsley [[Order of the Bath|CB]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U187844|title=KINGSLEY, William Henry Bell (1835 - 1901), JP for County Tipperary|work=oup.com|date=December 2007|access-date=3 July 2022}}</ref> and his wife, Mrs Kingsley, of River View, [[Nenagh]], Co. Tipperary.<ref name="oup.com"/> He was educated at [[Bedford Modern School]] and the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]].<ref name="oup.com"/><ref name="auto"/>
Harold Evelyn William Bell Kingsley was born 23 December 1885 in [[Nenagh]], [[Ireland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ancestry.co.uk|title=Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History Records at Ancestry.co.uk|work=ancestry.co.uk|access-date=3 July 2015}}</ref>  He was the son of Col. William Henry Bell Kingsley [[Order of the Bath|CB]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U187844|title=KINGSLEY, William Henry Bell (1835 - 1901), JP for County Tipperary|work=oup.com|date=December 2007|access-date=3 July 2015}}</ref> and his wife, Mrs Kingsley, of River View, [[Nenagh]], Co. Tipperary.<ref name="oup.com"/> He was educated at [[Bedford Modern School]] and the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]].<ref name="oup.com"/><ref name="auto"/>


==Career==
==Career==
After Sandhurst, Kingsley joined the [[British Indian Army|Indian Army]].<ref name="mocavo.co.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.mocavo.co.uk/The-Half-Yearly-Army-List-for-the-Period-Ending-31st-December-1938-Volume-July-December-1938/665994/55|title=The Half-Yearly Army List for the Period Ending 31st December 1938|work=Mocavo|access-date=3 July 2022}}</ref>  He was appointed Captain on 18 January 1914 and Major on 18 January 1920.<ref name="mocavo.co.uk"/>  During [[World War I]], Kingsley served in Mesopotamia (1916–18) and in the Balkans (1918).<ref name="oup.com"/> He served in Russia, and [[Trans-Caspia]] (1919), the Black Sea and Turkey (1919–20) and Waziristan (1921–24).<ref name="oup.com"/>  He was made Colonel in 1933.<ref name="oup.com"/>
After Sandhurst, Kingsley joined the [[British Indian Army|Indian Army]].<ref name="mocavo.co.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.mocavo.co.uk/The-Half-Yearly-Army-List-for-the-Period-Ending-31st-December-1938-Volume-July-December-1938/665994/55|title=The Half-Yearly Army List for the Period Ending 31st December 1938|work=Mocavo|access-date=3 July 2015}}</ref>  He was appointed Captain on 18 January 1914 and Major on 18 January 1920.<ref name="mocavo.co.uk"/>  During [[World War I]], Kingsley served in Mesopotamia (1916–18) and in the Balkans (1918).<ref name="oup.com"/> He served in Russia, and [[Trans-Caspia]] (1919), the Black Sea and Turkey (1919–20) and Waziristan (1921–24).<ref name="oup.com"/>  He was made Colonel in 1933.<ref name="oup.com"/>


Kingsley was Deputy Military Secretary, Army Headquarters, India (1933–36).<ref name="oup.com"/><ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34014/page/318/data.pdf ''The London Gazette'' 12 January 1934, Issue 34014, p. 318]</ref>  He was Commandant of the [[Indian Military Academy]] between 1936 and 1939 and [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]] to the King (1938–39).<ref name="oup.com"/><ref name="mocavo.co.uk"/>  He retired in 1939.<ref name="oup.com"/><ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34755/supplement/8389/data.pdf ''Supplement to The London Gazette'', 15 December 1939, Issue 34755, p. 8389]</ref>
Kingsley was Deputy Military Secretary, Army Headquarters, India (1933–36).<ref name="oup.com"/><ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34014/page/318/data.pdf ''The London Gazette'' 12 January 1934, Issue 34014, p. 318]</ref>  He was Commandant of the [[Indian Military Academy]] between 1936 and 1939 and [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]] to the King (1938–39).<ref name="oup.com"/><ref name="mocavo.co.uk"/>  He retired in 1939.<ref name="oup.com"/><ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34755/supplement/8389/data.pdf ''Supplement to The London Gazette'', 15 December 1939, Issue 34755, p. 8389]</ref>

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Brigadier

Harold Kingsley

CIE DSO
Born(1885-12-23)23 December 1885
Died15 April 1970(1970-04-15) (aged 84)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
 British India
RankBrigadier
AwardsCIE DSO

Brigadier Harold Evelyn William Bell Kingsley CIE DSO (23 December 1885 – 15 April 1970) was Commandant of the Indian Military Academy (1936-1939) and Aide-de-camp to King George VI.[1][2][3][4]

Early life[edit | edit source]

Harold Evelyn William Bell Kingsley was born 23 December 1885 in Nenagh, Ireland.[5] He was the son of Col. William Henry Bell Kingsley CB[6] and his wife, Mrs Kingsley, of River View, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary.[1] He was educated at Bedford Modern School and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.[1][4]

Career[edit | edit source]

After Sandhurst, Kingsley joined the Indian Army.[7] He was appointed Captain on 18 January 1914 and Major on 18 January 1920.[7] During World War I, Kingsley served in Mesopotamia (1916–18) and in the Balkans (1918).[1] He served in Russia, and Trans-Caspia (1919), the Black Sea and Turkey (1919–20) and Waziristan (1921–24).[1] He was made Colonel in 1933.[1]

Kingsley was Deputy Military Secretary, Army Headquarters, India (1933–36).[1][8] He was Commandant of the Indian Military Academy between 1936 and 1939 and ADC to the King (1938–39).[1][7] He retired in 1939.[1][9]

Awards and honours[edit | edit source]

Kingsley was mentioned in despatches during World War I and on service in Waziristan (1921–24).[1] He was made DSO in 1917 and CIE in 1939.[1]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Kinglsey was a member of the Army and Navy Club.[1] In 1926 he married Hon. Olive Mary Kitson, daughter of James Kitson, 1st Baron Airedale; they lived at Warnford House, Warnford, Hampshire.[1][10] There were no children from the marriage and Kingsley died in Hampshire on 15 April 1970.[1]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 "Kingsley, Brigadier Harold (Evelyn William Bell), (1885–15 April 1970), late 4th The Prince of Wales's Own Gurkha Rifles". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U55519. ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1.
  2. ↑ "Great Britain and the East". google.co.uk. 1939. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  3. ↑ The Times, 14 January 1939
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kelly’s Handbook To The Titled, Landed and Official Classes, 1962, Published by Kelly’s Directories Limited 1962
  5. ↑ "Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History Records at Ancestry.co.uk". ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "KINGSLEY, William Henry Bell (1835 - 1901), JP for County Tipperary". oup.com. December 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "The Half-Yearly Army List for the Period Ending 31st December 1938". Mocavo. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  8. ↑ The London Gazette 12 January 1934, Issue 34014, p. 318
  9. ↑ Supplement to The London Gazette, 15 December 1939, Issue 34755, p. 8389
  10. ↑ Obituary of Hon. Mrs Harold Kingsley, The Times, 17 June 1964
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