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Campbell Hardy (general)
General (United Kingdom), General Sir Campbell Richard Hardy, (24 May 1906 – 29 July 1984) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Commandant General Royal Marines from 1955 to 1959. Military career Educated at Felsted School, Hardy was Commissioned officer, commissioned into the Royal Marines in 1924 and qualified as Physical Training Officer.Sir Campbell Richard Hardy Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives He served in the Second World War, being appointed as the first Commanding Officer of 46 Commando from 1943 and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) for his "gallant and distinguished services while operating with the Army in Normandy" This was followed by the award of a Medal bar, Bar to his DSO for "Courage, example and enthusiasm during commando operations in Northern Europe", before he transferred t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chichester
Chichester ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and civil parish in the Chichester District, Chichester district of West Sussex, England.OS Explorer map 120: Chichester, South Harting and Selsey Scale: 1:25 000. Publisher:Ordnance Survey – Southampton B2 edition. Publishing Date:2009. It is the only city in West Sussex and is its county town. It was a Ancient Rome, Roman and Anglo-Saxon settlement and a major market town from those times through Norman dynasty, Norman and medieval times to the present day. It is the seat of the Church of England Diocese of Chichester and is home to a 12th-century cathedral. The city has two main watercourses: the Chichester Canal and the River Lavant, West Sussex, River Lavant. The Lavant, a Winterbourne (stream), winterbourne, runs to the south of the city walls; it is hidden mostly in culverts when close to the city centre. History Roman period There is no recorded evidence that Chichester was a settlement of any ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
