Richard Hull Military person

Field Marshal Sir Richard Amyatt Hull KG, GCB, DSO, DL (7 May 1907 – 17 September 1989) was the last Chief of the Imperial General Staff (1961–1964) and the first Chief of the General Staff, and as such the professional head of the British Army and then Chief of the Defence Staff, the professional head of all British Armed Forces. He served in the Second World War and later advised the British Government on the response to the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation.

Personal facts

Birth dateMay 07, 1907
Birth place
Hampshire , Cosham
Date of deathSeptember 17, 1989
Place of death
Devon , Pinhoe

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Military person

award
Order of the Bath
Order of the Garter
Distinguished Service Order
military branch
British Army
military command
Far East Land Forces
Staff College Camberley
1st Armoured Division
5th Infantry Division
Chief of the Imperial General Staff
British Troops in Egypt
service start1926
service end1967

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