Allegiance United Kingdom Service/branch British Army Education Dulwich College | Role British Army officer Name Peter Duffell Rank Lieutenant-general | |
Born 19 June 1939 (age 84) ( 1939-06-19 ) Commands held Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong Battles/wars Malayan Emergency
Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation
Operation Banner Awards Order of the Bath, Order of the British Empire, Military Cross Battles and wars Malayan Emergency, Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation, Operation Banner | ||
Lieutenant General Sir Peter Royson Duffell KCB CBE MC (born 19 June 1939) was Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong.
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Military career
Educated at Dulwich College, Duffell was commissioned into the 2nd Gurkha Rifles in 1960. 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. He was appointed Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong in 1989 and then became Inspector-General Doctrine and Training in 1992. He retired from the Army in 1995.
Later life
Following his retirement from the Army, he became Chief Executive of Dechert LLP. He is also a member of the Advisory Board of the School of Oriental and African Studies and a Trustee of The Foyle Foundation.
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