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Robert Britten

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Robert Britten
Born(1922-02-28)28 February 1922
Died11 July 1995(1995-07-11) (aged 73)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
RankMajor-General
Commands1st Training Regiment Royal Engineers
30th Engineer Brigade
West Midlands District
Battles / warsSecond World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Military Cross

Major-General Robert Wallace Tudor Britten CB MC (28 February 1922 – 11 July 1995)[1] was a British Army officer.

Military career

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Educated at Wellington College and Trinity College, Cambridge, Britten was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1941 during the Second World War.[2] He became commanding officer of 1st Training Regiment Royal Engineers in 1964.[2] He went on to be commander of 30th Engineer Brigade in 1967, Director of Equipment Management (Army) at the Ministry of Defence in 1970 and Deputy Quartermaster-General in 1971.[2] His last appointment was as General Officer Commanding West Midlands District in 1973 before retiring in 1976.[3]

In 1947 he married Elizabeth Mary Jane Davies; they had one son and one daughter.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Grave Memorial
  2. ^ a b c d Debrett's People of Today 1994. 1994. ISBN 978-1870520195.
  3. ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 2 July 2016.
Military offices
Preceded by General Officer Commanding West Midlands District
1973–1976
Succeeded by