Elton Younger
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Major General Allan Elton Younger, DSO, OBE, (Tony Younger) (born 4 May 1919) is a British soldier and author.
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[edit] Background
Younger's family has a long military tradition. His grandfather was Colonel John Younger, Royal Artillery.
[edit] Education
He was educated at Gresham's School, Holt, and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.
[edit] Career
He was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1939 and saw active service in World War II, taking part in the Dunkirk evacuation, the Normandy Landings, and the Burma campaign, then later in the Korean War.
In 1942, he took part in trials on the Scottish island of Gruinard to test the potential of anthrax as a weapon. He later said that its lethality compared with chemical weapons was like the difference between TNT and a nuclear bomb.
At the start of the Korean War, Younger was given command of 55 Field Squadron, Royal Engineers.
He went on to become the Senior Army Member of the Directing Staff at the Royal College of Defence Studies.
[edit] Autobiography
- Blowing Our Bridges: A Memoir from Dunkirk to Korea via Normandy (Leo Cooper Ltd, 2004) ISBN 1844150518
[edit] Honours
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire, 1969
- Distinguished Service Order
- Silver Star (U.S. decoration) 1952
- Colonel Commandant, Corps of Royal Engineers, 15 April 1974
[edit] References
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