Army officer and former international rugby player (1910–1989)
Major General
Sir Douglas Kendrew
KCMG, CB, CBE, DSO & Three Bars
22nd Governor of Western Australia
In office 25 October 1963 – 6 January 1974
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Premier
Sir David Brand John Tonkin
Preceded by
Sir Charles Gairdner
Succeeded by
Sir Hughie Edwards
Personal details
Born
Douglas Anthony Kendrew
(1910-07-22)22 July 1910 Barnstaple, Devon, England
Died
28 February 1989(1989-02-28) (aged 78) Islip, Northamptonshire, England
Military service
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Branch/service
British Army
Years of service
1930–1963
Rank
Major General
Unit
Leicestershire Regiment
Commands
Cyprus District (1956–58) 29th Infantry Brigade (1952–53) Army Apprentices School, Harrogate (1948–50) 128th Infantry Brigade (1944–46) 6th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment (1943–44)
Battles/wars
Second World War Korean War
Awards
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order & Three Bars Venerable Order of Saint John Mentioned in Despatches
Rugby player
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Prop
Senior career
Years
Team
Apps
(Points)
1930–1936
Leicester[1]
30
(17)
International career
Years
Team
Apps
(Points)
1930–1936[2]
England
10
(3)
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Major General Sir Douglas Anthony Kendrew, KCMG, CB, CBE, DSO & Three Bars (22 July 1910 – 28 February 1989), often known as Joe Kendrew especially during his rugby career, was an officer of the British Army who served in the Second World War and the Korean War, an international rugby player, and the 22nd Governor of Western Australia from 1963 to 1974.
^Steve Lewis, One among Equals, page 278, 2008 (Vertical Editions:London)
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went on to become Prime Minister Winston Churchill's personal emissary to Douglas MacArthur in the Far East. He was awarded the Medal of Freedom by the United...
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