Dair Farrar-Hockley | |
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Born | Brentford, Middlesex, England | 2 December 1946
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1967–1999 |
Rank | Major General |
Commands held |
2nd Division 19th Infantry Brigade 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment |
Battles/wars |
The Troubles Falklands War |
Awards | Military Cross |
Major General Charles Dair Farrar-Hockley, MC (born 2 December 1946) is a retired British Army officer, and a former Director General of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. [1] He is the son of General Sir Anthony Farrar-Hockley.
Farrar-Hockley was born in Brentford. [2] After schooling at Beaudesert Park and Exeter School, Farrar-Hockley was commissioned in The Parachute Regiment in 1967 and served in Malta, Libya, Cyprus and Northern Ireland. [3] As Officer Commanding A Company, 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment he fought at the battles of Goose Green and Wireless Ridge and also led the heli-borne assault to secure Bluff Cove – a crucial first step in developing a southern flank in the battle for Port Stanley – during the Falklands War where he was awarded the Military Cross for gallantry in action. [3] He was made Commanding Officer of 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment in 1984. [4]
Farrar-Hockley was appointed Special Briefer to the Supreme Allied Commander Europe in 1986. [4] After that he was appointed commander of the 19th Infantry Brigade at Colchester in 1989 and commander of Infantry Training at Warminster in 1993. [5] From 1995 he assisted the Czech government in developing a new security policy. [3] He was General Officer Commanding 2nd Division from 1996 until May 1999. [3]
Farrar-Hockley is currently a patron of the Second World War Experience Centre. [6]