Martin Farndale
Sir Martin Farndale | |
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| Born | 6 January 1929 |
| Died | 10 May 2000 (aged 71) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
KCB (6 January 1929 – 10 May 2000) was a British Army
officer who reached high office in the 1980s.
Military career
Educated at Yorebridge Grammar School, Askrigg, and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Farndale was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1948.[1] He went to the Staff College, Camberley in 1959.[1]
In 1969 Farndale was appointed
General Officer Commanding (GOC) 2nd Armoured Division in Germany in 1980.[1]
In 1983, Farndale became GOC of 1st British Corps.[1] In 1985, he was made GOC of British Army of the Rhine and Northern Army Group.[1] He was also Colonel Commandant of the Army Air Corps from 1980 to 1987.[2]
Following his retirement at the end of December 1987, Farndale was a defence adviser to Short Brothers plc and to Deloitte Touche[2] and wrote four volumes of the History of the Royal Artillery.[1]
Family
In 1955 Farndale married Margaret Anne Buckingham.[1] They had one son.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Farndale, Sir Martin Baker (1929–2000), army officer". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
- ^ a b "General Sir Martin Farndale". The Guardian. 17 May 2000.
- ^ Obituary: Sir Martin Farndale The Times, 15 May 2000
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