James Joseph Kingstone
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Brigadier James Joseph Kingstone DSO MC (died 1966) was an officer in the British Army during World War II.
During the Anglo-Iraqi War, Brigadier Kingstone was under the command of Major General J. G. W. Clark and was part of his relieving Habforce which included the British 4th Cavalry Brigade, a battalion of The Essex Regiment, the Arab Legion Mechanised Regiment, a field artillery battery and a troop of anti-tank guns). Kingstone commanded a flying column named Kingcol in his honor.
Habforce and Kingcol, parts of Iraqforce, attacked from the British Mandate of Palestine to relieve the forces defending RAF Habbaniya.
Kingstone was again under Clark's command during the Syria-Lebanon Campaign.
Command history
- Commanding Officer, 4th Cavalry Brigade, UK and Middle East - 1939 to 1940[1]
- Acting General Officer Commanding, 1st Cavalry Division, Middle East - 1940[2]
- Commanding Officer, 4th Cavalry Brigade, Middle East - 1940 to 1941[1]
- Acting General Officer Commanding, 1st Cavalry Division, Middle East - 1941[2]
- Commanding Officer, 4th Cavalry Brigade, Middle East - 1941[1]
- Commanding Officer, 30th Armored Brigade, UK - 1941 to 1942[3]
See also
References
Bibliography
- Joslen, Lt-Col H.F. (1990) [1st. Pub. HMSO:1960]. Orders of Battle, Second World War, 1939–1945. London: London Stamp Exchange. ISBN 0-948130-03-2.
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| Preceded by Sir Wentworth Harman |
Colonel of the 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays) 1945–1959 |
Succeeded by George William Charles Draffen |
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