| 词条 | Robert Hinde (British Army officer) |
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| name = William Robert Norris Hinde | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | nickname = "Looney" | birth_date = {{birth date|1900|06|25|df=yes}} | birth_place = | death_date = 1981 | death_place = | placeofburial = | allegiance = United Kingdom | branch = British Army | serviceyears = | rank = Major General | unit = | commands = 22nd Armoured Brigade (1943-44) 20th Armoured Brigade (1942) 15th/19th Hussars (1940-42) | battles = Second World War Mau Mau Uprising | awards = Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order & Bar | spouse = Evelyn Muriel Wright | relations = | laterwork = }}Major General Sir William Robert Norris "Looney" Hinde, {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|KBE|CB|DSO1}} (25 June 1900 – 13 July 1981) was a senior British Army officer who served in the Second World War and in the Mau Mau Uprising in colonial Kenya.[1] BiographyHe competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics as part of the British polo team, which won the silver medal. He played both matches in the tournament, the first against Mexico and the final against Argentina. He married Evelyn Muriel Wright on 22 July 1926. The couple had one son, William (Bill), and three daughters, Elizabeth, Cathryn and Victoria.[1] Military career[2]From 1940 to 1942 Commanding Officer 15th/19th Hussars From 26 August 1942 to 7 December 1942 Commanding Officer 20th Armoured Brigade From 23 January 1943 to 7 August 1944 Commanding Officer 22nd Armoured Brigade in North Africa, Italy and North-West Europe; active in Normandy and in the Battle of Villers-Bocage 1945 to 1948 Deputy Military Governor, British Sector Berlin, Germany 1949 to 1951 Deputy Commanding Officer, Lower Saxony, Germany 1950 to 1951 Aide-de-Camp to the King 1952 to 1956 Aide-de-Camp to the Queen 1952 to 1953 District Officer Commanding Cyrenaica District, North Africa 1953 to 1956 Director of Operations, Kenya; led an offensive against the Mau Mau, from January 1953[3] 1957 Retired Awards and decorations{{MedalTop}}{{MedalSport | Men's polo}}{{MedalSilver| 1936 Berlin | Team competition}}{{MedalBottom}}
References1. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web | title=Maj.-Gen. Hon. Sir William Robert Norris Hinde | work=The Peerage | date=12 June 2011 | url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p5191.htm#i51909 | accessdate=16 January 2015}} 2. ^{{cite web | title=Hinde, Sir William Robert Norris | work= generals.dk | year= | url=http://www.generals.dk/general/Hinde/Sir_William_Robert_Norris/Great_Britain.html | accessdate=16 January 2015}} 3. ^{{cite web | title=Timeline: Mau Mau Rebellion | work= | year= | url=http://africanhistory.about.com/od/kenya/a/MauMauTimeline.htm | accessdate=16 January 2015}} 4. ^{{cite web | title=Recommendation for Award for Hinde, William Robert Morris | publisher=National Archives | year=1943 | url=http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D7361525 | accessdate=16 January 2015}} 5. ^{{cite web | title=Recommendation for Award for Hinde, William Robert Norris | publisher=National Archives | year=1943 | url=http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D7361729 | accessdate=16 January 2015}} External links
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