Global Information Lookup Global Information

Richard Elton Goodwin information


Lieutenant General

Sir Richard Goodwin
Nickname(s)"Dick"
Born17 August 1908[1]
Woolwich, London[2]
Died28 October 1986(1986-10-28) (aged 78)[3]
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Years of service1928–1969
RankLieutenant General
Service number40616
UnitSuffolk Regiment
Commands heldI Corps (1963–66)
East Africa Command (1960–63)
49th (North Midlands and West Riding) Division (1957–60)
6th Infantry Brigade (1957)
214th Infantry Brigade (1945)
1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment (1943–45)
Battles/warsSecond World War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Order

Lieutenant General Sir Richard Elton Goodwin, KCB, CBE, DSO (17 August 1908 – 28 October 1986) was a senior British Army officer. He served in the Second World War as Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment during the campaign in Northwest Europe from June 1944 until May 1945, and later reached high office in the 1960s.

  1. ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007
  2. ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837–1915
  3. ^ "Deaths". The Times. 31 October 1986. p. 1.

and 21 Related for: Richard Elton Goodwin information

Request time (Page generated in 0.9505 seconds.)

Richard Elton Goodwin

Last Update:

Lieutenant General Sir Richard Elton Goodwin, KCB, CBE, DSO (17 August 1908 – 28 October 1986) was a senior British Army officer. He served in the Second...

Word Count : 367

Richard Goodwin

Last Update:

Sevens player Richard Goodwin (producer) (born 1934), British film producer Richard Elton Goodwin (1908–1986), British general Richard H. Goodwin (1910–2007)...

Word Count : 133

1986 in the United Kingdom

Last Update:

musician (born 1936) 28 October John Braine, novelist (born 1922) Sir Richard Elton Goodwin, Army officer (born 1908) Ian Marter, actor and writer (born 1944)...

Word Count : 8349

List of British generals and brigadiers

Last Update:

David Whitlock Goodman Lieutenant-General Sir John Goodwin Lieutenant-General Sir Richard Elton Goodwin General Lord Adam Gordon Brigadier Alan Fleetwood...

Word Count : 35012

Lieutenant of the Tower of London

Last Update:

Gregory Huddleston Pike 10 September 1966: Sir Richard Walter Craddock 10 September 1969: Sir Richard Elton Goodwin 9 September 1972: Sir George Lea 1 November...

Word Count : 3144

East Africa Command

Last Update:

1957–1960 Major General Sir Nigel Tapp 1960–1963 Major-General Sir Richard Elton Goodwin 1 November 1963–11 December 1963 Major General Ian Freeland GOC...

Word Count : 2582

Cosmo Nevill

Last Update:

Major General Cosmo Alexander Richard Nevill, CB, CBE, DSO (14 July 1907 – 19 September 2002) was a senior British Army officer who fought in the Second...

Word Count : 236

Cecil Firbank

Last Update:

West Commandant of the School of Infantry 1948–1951 Succeeded by Richard Elton Goodwin Preceded by Charles Coleman GOC 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division...

Word Count : 294

1959 Birthday Honours

Last Update:

Elmslie, CBE, (31922), late Royal Army Service Corps. Major-General Richard Elton Goodwin, CBE, DSO, (40616), late Infantry. Major-General Gerald Kellett...

Word Count : 22443

1954 Birthday Honours

Last Update:

MBE (41859), late Royal Army Service Corps. Brigadier (temporary) Richard Elton Goodwin, DSO (40616), late Infantry. Brigadier (temporary) St. John Cutler...

Word Count : 22332

1963 New Year Honours

Last Update:

Vice-Admiral Peter William Gretton, CB, DSO, OBE, DSC. Army Major-General Richard Elton Goodwin, CB, CBE, DSO, (40616), late Infantry; Colonel, 1st East Anglian...

Word Count : 21074

Wars of the Roses

Last Update:

London: Black Raven Press. ISBN 978-0-85159-005-9. Elton 2003, p. 89. Kendall, Paul Murray. Richard the Third. p. 361. Rowse 1966, p. 215. Gravett 1999...

Word Count : 21386

David Sanborn

Last Update:

the Eagles, Rickie Lee Jones, James Brown, George Benson, Carly Simon, Elton John, Bryan Ferry and the Rolling Stones. He released more than 20 albums...

Word Count : 2901

List of Live with Kelly and Ryan episodes

Last Update:

Michael B. Jordan, Bridget Moynahan December 10 Kelly Ripa & Ryan Seacrest Elton John, Katie Couric, Holiday Wreaths December 13 Kelly Ripa & Mark Consuelos...

Word Count : 66

Richard Kind filmography

Last Update:

Richard Kind is an American actor, known for his roles as Dr. Mark Devanow in Mad About You (1992–1999, 2019), Paul Lassiter in Spin City (1996–2002)...

Word Count : 470

Ronnie Barker

Last Update:

commissioning, Shane Allen. The first lecture was given in August 2017 by Ben Elton. Elton's lecture focused on the future of the British sitcom. "I have to tell...

Word Count : 7606

William Shatner

Last Update:

"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", Bob Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man", and Elton John's "Rocket Man". His most successful album was his third, Seeking Major...

Word Count : 16093

List of people associated with the Royal Academy of Music

Last Update:

(rock musician, composer, arranger) Christopher Elton (pianist) John Escreet (jazz pianist) Richard Farnes (conductor) Brian Ferneyhough (composer) Andrew...

Word Count : 3406

Glam rock

Last Update:

Music and Gary Glitter. Though not central to the genre, artists such as Elton John, Rod Stewart and Freddie Mercury of Queen also adopted glam styles...

Word Count : 2950

List of British comedians

Last Update:

Fletcher (1913–2005) George Formby (1904–1961) Bruce Forsyth (1928–2017) Ken Goodwin (1933–2012) Haver and Lee Arthur Haynes (1914–1966) Dick Henderson (1891–1958)...

Word Count : 4923

List of Live with Regis and Kelly episodes

Last Update:

Simpson, Cloris Leachman November 24 Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa Colin Firth, Elton John & Leon Russell November 26 Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa Billy Bob Thornton...

Word Count : 402

PDF Search Engine © AllGlobal.net