Campbell Hardy
Sir Campbell Hardy | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 May 1906 |
| Died | 29 July 1984 (aged 78) |
CBE, DSO & Bar (24 May 1906 – 29 July 1984) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Commandant General Royal Marines from 1955 to 1959.[1]
Military career
Educated at
XV Indian Corps—Lieutenant-General Philip Christison—stated in a special order of the day to 3 Commando Brigade, "The Battle of Kangaw had been the decisive battle of the whole Arakan campaign and that it was won was very largely due to your magnificent defence of Hill 170."[7]
After the war Hardy became Chief Instructor at the School of Combined Operations at
Retirement
In retirement Hardy became Director of the Coal Utilisation Council.[2] He lived at Bunch Lane House at Bunch Lane in Haslemere.[12]
References
- ^ "Obituary: Gen Sir Campbell Hardy". The Times. 31 July 1984. p. 14.
- ^ a b "Old Felstedians: Military". Archived from the original on 25 August 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
- ^ a b c d e Sir Campbell Richard Hardy Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ^ "No. 36697". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 8 September 1944. p. 4218.
- ^ "No. 37013". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 30 March 1945. p. 1790.
- ^ Saunders 1959, p. 310.
- ^ Moreman, p. 82.
- ^ "No. 38311". The London Gazette. 4 June 1948. p. 3370.
- ^ "No. 39361". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 19 October 1951. p. 5431.
- ^ Fowler, p. 18.
- ^ "No. 40960". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 28 December 1956. p. 2.
- ^ Marines 'ancient and modern' take part in dedication of standard Archived 26 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine Royal Marines Association Newsletter, November 2010, p. 10.
Bibliography
- Fowler, Will (2009). Royal Marine Commando 1950–82: From Korea to the Falklands. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84603-372-8.
- Moreman, Tim (2006). British Commandos 1940–46. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84176-986-8.
- Saunders, Hilary St. George (1959) [1949]. The Green Beret: The Commandos at War. London: Four Square Books. OCLC 1260659.