Sir Peter Duffell | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 June 1939 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Commands held | Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong |
| Battles/wars | Malayan Emergency Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation Operation Banner |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross |
Lieutenant-General Sir Peter Royson Duffell KCB CBE MC (born 19 June 1939) was Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong.
Military career
Educated at Dulwich College, Duffell was commissioned into the 2nd Gurkha Rifles in 1960.[1] He served with his Regiment in Malaya during the Malayan Emergency and in Borneo during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation as well as in Northern Ireland.[1] He was appointed Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong in 1989 and then became Inspector-General Doctrine and Training in 1992.[2] He retired from the Army in 1995.[1]
Later life
Following his retirement from the Army, he became Chief Executive of Dechert LLP.[3] He is also a member of the advisory board of the School of Oriental and African Studies[3] and a Trustee of The Foyle Foundation.[1]
Personal life
Duffell married Ann Murray Woodd, daughter of Colonel Basil Bethune Neville Woodd, of a landed gentry family of Shynewood, Shropshire; they have a son, the cricketer Charlie Duffell, and daughter, Rachel.[4][5][6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Foyle Foundation
- ↑ Birthdays The Independent, 18 June 1994
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 School of Oriental and African Studies Archived 10 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Burke's Landed Gentry, 18th edition, vol. II, ed. Peter Townend, Woodd formerly of Shynewood pedigree
- ↑ Who's Who in Hong Kong, ed. Kevin Sinclair, Database Publishing (Hong Kong), 1984, p. 100
- ↑ ""Reflections of a Soldier in Hong Kong". Lecture and Curry Lunch 16th November 2018 – The Gurkha Museum". Thegurkhamuseum.co.uk. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Garry Johnson |
Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong 1989–1992 |
Succeeded by Sir John Foley |
- People educated at Dulwich College
- British Army lieutenant generals
- Royal Gurkha Rifles officers
- Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- Recipients of the Military Cross
- 1939 births
- Living people
- British Army personnel of the Malayan Emergency
- British Army personnel of the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation