Dair Farrar-Hockley

Major General Charles Dair Farrar-Hockley, MC (born 2 December 1946) is a retired British Army soldier, and a former Director General of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.[1] He is the son of General Sir Anthony Farrar-Hockley.

Dair Farrar-Hockley
Born (1946-12-02) 2 December 1946
Brentford, Middlesex, England
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1967-1999
RankMajor General
Commands held3rd Bn, The Parachute Regiment
19 Infantry Brigade
2nd Division
Battles/warsFalklands War
AwardsMilitary Cross

Military career

Farrar-Hockley was born in Brentford.[2] After schooling at Beaudesert Park and Exeter School, Farrar-Hockley was commissioned in The Parachute Regiment in 1967 and served in Malta, Libya, Cyprus and Northern Ireland.[3] As Officer Commanding A Company, 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment he fought at the battles of Goose Green and Wireless Ridge and also led the heli-borne assault to secure Bluff Cove - a crucial first step in developing a southern flank in the battle for Port Stanley - during the Falklands War where he was awarded the Military Cross for gallantry in action.[3] He was made Commanding Officer of 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment in 1984.[4]

He was appointed Special Briefer to the Supreme Allied Commander Europe in 1986.[4] After that he was appointed Commander 19 Infantry Brigade at Colchester in 1989 and Commander of Infantry Training at Warminster in 1993.[5] From 1995 he assisted the Czech government in developing a new security policy.[3] He was General Officer Commanding 2nd Division from 1996 until May 1999.[3]

He is currently a senior fellow at the Institute for Statecraft, a patron of the Second World War Experience Centre[6] and a trustee of Holy Trinity Monastery.[7]

Works

Sources
  1. "Chartered Institute of Arbitrators website". Archived from the original on 30 September 2006. Retrieved 29 September 2006.
  2. "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  3. The Second World War Experience Centre Archived 2013-07-09 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Dair Farrar-Hockley Paradata
  5. Army Commands Archived 5 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "Patrons". Second World War Experience Centre. Archived from the original on 9 July 2013.
  7. "Holy Trinity Monastery". Companies House. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
Military offices
Preceded by
Patrick Cordingley		 General Officer Commanding the 2nd Division
1996–1999		 Succeeded by
Robert Gordon
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