Ralph Younger
Ralph Younger | |
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| Born | 12 July 1904 |
| Died | 2 August 1985 (aged 81) |
| Allegiance | |
DL (12 July 1904 – 2 August 1985) was a British Army
officer.
Military career
Younger was commissioned into the
Burma in 1942 during the Second World War.[1]
Younger was appointed second in command of the 255th Indian Tank Brigade in August 1944, then promoted to command the brigade in May 1945, commanding it until November.[2]
After the war he became commander of
Royal Armoured Corps Centre at Bovington Camp in November 1953.[3] His last appointment was as General Officer Commanding 49th (West Riding) Armoured Division in December 1954 before retiring in March 1958.[3]
He was colonel of the 7th Queen's Own Hussars from 1952 to 1958[4] of the Queen's Own Hussars from 1958 to 1962[5] and of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards from 1971 to 1975.[6]
Family
In 1932 he married Mary Cynthia Mills; after they divorced he married Greta Mary Turnbull in 1938; they had a son and a daughter.[7]
References
- ^ a b "Major-General Ralph Younger CB CBE DSO MC DL". British Empire. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ The Army Gradation List February 1956
- ^ a b "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ Mills, T.F. "7th Queen's Own Hussars". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 8 February 2007. Retrieved 30 March 2007.
- ^ "No. 41535". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 October 1958. p. 6639.
- ^ "The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys)". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 14 August 2004. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003