Denis Redman

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Major General

Denis Arthur Kay Redman

CB OBE
Born(1910-04-08)8 April 1910
Mentioned in Dispatches
Spouse(s)Penelope Kay
Other workMilitary advisor
civil servant

Colonel Commandant
of REME from 1963 to 1968.

Early life

Redman was born on 8 April 1910 in

first class degree.[1] He then joined Midland Electric Light and Power Company.[1] As an apprentice, he converted domestic houses from gas to electric lighting.[2]

Military career

Redman disliked his civilian career and left it to join the

commissioned into the Royal Army Ordnance Corps as a lieutenant (on probation).[3] His commission and rank were confirmed on 1 May 1936.[4] From 1936, he served in the Middle East.[1]

He continued his service in the Middle East following the start of

Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.[9] In 1943, he was appointed Assistant Quartermaster General at the War Office.[2]

On 1 August 1948, he was promoted to

major general.[14] He was later promoted to major general, which was backdated to 29 June 1960.[15] He relinquished the appointment of Director on 4 July 1963.[16]

He retired from the British Army on 1 August 1963.[17]

Later life

Following his retirement from the British Army, Redman worked at Sperry Gyroscope, an American equipment and electronics company, as a military advisor.[1] He worked for the company for three years, before returning to the United Kingdom to become a civil servant.[2] He was chairman of a number of civil service selection boards and also served as General Commissioner of Income Tax.[1]

In 1980, he moved to Ramsbury, Wiltshire.[2] Following his retirement proper, he turned his attentions to restoring and repairing antique clocks as a hobby.[1] He was also President of his local Royal British Legion branch from 1984 to 1995.[2]

He died on 18 July 2009.[1]

Personal life

In 1943, Redman married Penelope Kay.[1] Together they had two children; Anne, born in 1944 and Jeremy, born in 1949.[2]

Honours and decorations

Redman was mentioned in dispatches 'in recognition of distinguished service in the Middle East (including Egypt, East Africa, The Western Desert, The Sudan, Greece, Crete, Syria and Tobruk) during the period February 1941, to July 1941'.[5]

On 9 September 1942, he was appointed

Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB).[18]

He served in the honorary position of

Colonel Commandant of the Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers from 19 August 1963[19] to 19 August 1968.[20]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Major-General Denis Redman". The Telegraph. 10 August 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Major General Denis Redman". The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald. 13 August 2009. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  3. ^ "No. 34083". The London Gazette. 31 August 1934. p. 5521.
  4. ^ "No. 34280". The London Gazette. 1 May 1936. pp. 2801–2802.
  5. ^ a b "No. 35396". The London Gazette. 26 December 1941. pp. 7339–7351.
  6. ^ a b "No. 35697". The London Gazette. 8 September 1942. pp. 3945–3946.
  7. ^ "No. 34936". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 August 1940. p. 5330.
  8. ^ "No. 35240". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 August 1941. p. 4552.
  9. ^ "No. 35913". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 February 1943. p. 923.
  10. ^ "No. 38540". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 February 1949. pp. 858–859.
  11. ^ a b "Redman, Denis Arthur Kay". Generals.dk. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  12. ^ "No. 40085". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 January 1954. p. 625.
  13. ^ "No. 41967". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 February 1960. p. 1538.
  14. ^ "No. 42075". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 June 1960. p. 4507.
  15. ^ "No. 42103". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 July 1960. p. 5218.
  16. ^ "No. 43046". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 July 1963. p. 5711.
  17. ^ "No. 43071". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 July 1963. p. 6528.
  18. ^ "No. 42870". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 1962. p. 3.
  19. ^ "No. 43084". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 August 1963. p. 7020.
  20. ^ "No. 44657". The London Gazette (Supplement). 20 August 1968. p. 9131.
Military offices
Preceded by Director of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
1960–1963 		Succeeded by
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