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Sir John Archer (12 February 1924 – 12 March 1999) was a senior British Army officer who served as acting Commander, British Forces Hong Kong, and later as Commander-in-Chief, Land Forces.
Military career
Archer was educated at King’s School, Peterborough, and St Catharine’s College, Cambridge. In 1944 he was commissioned into the Royal Norfolk Regiment.[1] In 1946 he transferred to the Devon and Dorset Regiment and served during the Malayan Emergency.[1] From 1965 to 1967 he was Commanding Officer of the Devon and Dorset Regiment.[1] He served in the Persian Gulf from 1968 to 1969,[1] and from 1972 to 1974 he was General Officer Commanding 2nd Infantry Division.[1] He was appointed Deputy Chief of Staff at the Ministry of Defence in 1974 and in 1976 became Commander, British Forces Hong Kong, a post he held until 1978.[1][2] In April 1978 he was appointed Commander-in-Chief, United Kingdom Land Forces, and he retired in 1980.[1]
Later life
After retiring from the army, Archer served as Chief Executive of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation and as Acting Chief Executive of the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club until his final retirement in 1986.[3][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Debrett's People of Today 1994
- ↑ https://listsearches.rootsweb.com/th/read/GENBRIT/2005-04/1114184284
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%8F%E5%8D%93%E8%B3%A2#cite_ref-3
- ↑ General Sir John Archer, Obituary The Telegraph, 22 March 1999
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