Ken Perkins

Kenneth Perkins
Born (1926-08-15)15 August 1926
Newhaven, East Sussex
Died 23 October 2009(2009-10-23) (aged 83)
Marlborough, Wiltshire
Allegiance United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service 1946–1982
Rank Major General
Unit Royal Artillery
Commands held 1 Royal Horse Artillery
24 Air Portable Brigade 1969–1970
Commander Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces 1975–1977
Battles/wars Palestine
Suez
Korea
Malaya
Dhofar Rebellion
Northern Ireland
Awards CB
MBE
DFC
DCM (Selangor)
Hashemite Order of Independence
Order of Oman
Other work Defence correspondent for The Sun newspaper

Major General Kenneth Perkins CB MBE DFC (1926 – 2009) was a British Army officer who became commander of the Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces taking over from General Sir Timothy Creasey[1][2].

His career highlights included[3]:

References

  1. "Major-General Ken Perkins". Telegraph.co.uk. 10 Nov 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  2. Perkins, Ken; with a foreword by Lord Bramall (1988). A fortunate soldier (1st ed. ed.). London: Brassey's Defence Publishers. ISBN 9780080347622.
  3. "Ken Perkins". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  4. "Supplement to the London Gazette, 26 March 1948" (PDF). Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  5. "Supplement to The London Gazette, 11 September 1953" (PDF). Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  6. "Supplement to The London Gazette, 21 October 1955" (PDF). Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  7. "Comments on General Perkins". armystaffcollege.gov.pk. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  8. "Supplement to the London Gazzete, 4 July 1967" (PDF). Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  9. "Supplement The London Gazette of 21 April 1975" (PDF). Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  10. McKeown, John. "Dhofar War" (PDF). Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  11. Worrall, James J. (18 December 2013). "State Building and Counter Insurgency in Oman: Political, Military and Diplomatic Relations at the End of Empire". I.B.Tauris. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  12. "SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 21 June 1977" (PDF). Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  13. "MINISTRY OF DEFENCE AND TRI-SERVICE SENIOR APPOINTMENTS" (PDF). MoDUK. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  14. Kriger, Norma J. (29 May 2003). "Guerrilla Veterans in Post-war Zimbabwe: Symbolic and Violent Politics, 1980–1987". Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  15. "MINISTRY OF DEFENCE AND TRI-SERVICE SENIOR APPOINTMENTS" (PDF). MoDUK. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
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