Ken Perkins

Major-General
Ken Perkins
CB MBE DFC
Born(1926-08-15)15 August 1926
Newhaven, England
Died23 October 2009(2009-10-23) (aged 83)
Marlborough, England
Military career
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Branch
 British Army
Service years
1946–1982
Rank
Major-General
UnitRoyal Artillery
Commands1 Royal Horse Artillery
24 Air Portable Brigade 1969–1970
Commander Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces 1975–1977
Conflicts
Palestine
Suez
Korea
Malaya
Dhofar Rebellion
Northern Ireland
AwardsCB
MBE
DFC
DCM (Selangor)
Hashemite Order of Independence
Order of Oman
Other workDefence correspondent for The Sun newspaper

Major-General Kenneth Perkins CB MBE DFC (15 August 1926 – 23 October 2009) was a British Army officer who became commander of the Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces taking over from General Sir Timothy Creasey.

His career highlights included:

References

  1. ↑ "Major-General Ken Perkins". The Daily Telegraph. 10 November 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  2. ↑ Perkins, Ken; with a foreword by Lord Bramall (1988). A fortunate soldier (1st ed.). London: Brassey's Defence Publishers. ISBN 9780080347622.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ "Ken Perkins". The Scotsman. 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. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "Supplement to the London Gazette, 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). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2016. 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. ISBN 9781848856349. 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. ISBN 9781139438384. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  15. ↑ "MINISTRY OF DEFENCE AND TRI-SERVICE SENIOR APPOINTMENTS" (PDF). MoDUK. Retrieved 15 June 2017.