Peter Duffell (British Army officer)

Sir Peter Duffell
Sir Peter Duffell
Born	19 June 1939
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	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]

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gollark: Well, if I needed one, which I don't, obviously both those options are boring and I should be put into a polar orbit around Saturn.

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References

Foyle Foundation
Birthdays The Independent, 18 June 1994
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

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[foyle-1] Foyle Foundation

[2] Birthdays The Independent, 18 June 1994

[soas-3] School of Oriental and African Studies Archived 10 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine

[4] Burke's Landed Gentry, 18th edition, vol. II, ed. Peter Townend, Woodd formerly of Shynewood pedigree

[5] Who's Who in Hong Kong, ed. Kevin Sinclair, Database Publishing (Hong Kong), 1984, p. 100

[6] ""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.