| 词条 | John Archer (British Army officer) |
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|name=Sir John Archer |image= |caption= |birth_date={{birth date|1924|02|12|df=y}} |death_date={{death date and age|1999|03|12|1924|02|12|df=y}} |birth_place= |death_place= |placeofburial= |placeofburial_label= |nickname= |allegiance={{flag|United Kingdom}} |branch={{Army|United Kingdom}} |serviceyears=1944–1980 |rank= |unit=Royal Norfolk Regiment Devonshire and Dorset Regiment |commands=1st Battalion, Devonshire and Dorset Regiment 2nd Division Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong UK Land Forces |battles=Malayan Emergency |awards=Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) |relations= |laterwork= }} General Sir (Arthur) John Archer, KCB, OBE (12 February 1924 – 12 March 1999) was a senior officer of the British Army and a former Commander in Chief, UK Land Forces. Army careerEducated at King's School, Peterborough and St. Catharine's College, Cambridge, John Archer was commissioned into the Royal Norfolk Regiment in 1944.[1] He transferred to the Devon and Dorset Regiment in 1946 and served with the Regiment during the Malayan Emergency.[1] He was Commanding Officer of 1 Bn Devon and Dorset Regiment from 1965 to 1967.[1] He then went on to command British Land Forces in The Gulf from 1968 to 1969.[1] He was General Officer Commanding 2nd Division from 1972 to 1974.[1] He was then Director Army Staff Duties at the Ministry of Defence from 1974 to 1976 and Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong from 1976 to 1978.[1][2] He served as the Commander in Chief, UK Land Forces from 1978 to 1980 when he retired.[1] Later careerIn retirement, he was a Director of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation and Chief Executive of The Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club.[3] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 Debrett's People of Today 1994 {{s-start}}{{s-mil}}{{s-bef|before=Rollo Pain}}{{s-ttl|title=General Officer Commanding the 2nd Division|years=1972–1974}}{{s-aft|after=Desmond Mangham}}2. ^List of British Commanders in Hong Kong 3. ^General Sir John Archer, Obituary The Telegraph, 22 March 1999 |-{{succession box | before=Sir Edwin Bramall | title=Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong | years=1976–1978 | after=Sir Roy Redgrave}} |-{{s-bef|before=Sir Edwin Bramall}}{{s-ttl|title=Commander in Chief, UK Land Forces|years=1978–1980}}{{s-aft|after=Sir Timothy Creasey}} |-{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Archer, John}}{{UK-army-bio-stub}} 11 : 1924 births|1999 deaths|British Army generals|Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath|Officers of the Order of the British Empire|Royal Norfolk Regiment officers|Devonshire and Dorset Regiment officers|People from Fakenham|Dorset Regiment officers|British Army personnel of the Malayan Emergency|People educated at The King's School, Peterborough |
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