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John Carpenter (British Army officer)

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John Carpenter
Born20 June 1894
Died28 February 1967 (aged 72)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
RankMajor-General
Service number1203
Commands214th Independent Brigade
61st Infantry Division
Catterick Area
Battles / warsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsCommander of the Order of the British Empire
Military Cross

Major-General John Owen Carpenter CBE, MC (20 June 1894 − 28 February 1967) was a senior British Army officer.

Military career

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Carpenter was commissioned into the East Surrey Regiment and saw action in the First World War for which he was awarded the Military Cross.[1] He went on to become Assistant Commandant of the Small Arms School in India in 1932.[2] He served in the Second World War as commander of 214th Independent Brigade in February 1941, as General Officer Commanding 61st Infantry Division from September 1942 and as General Officer Commanding Catterick Area from 1943 until he retired in 1946.[2]

He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1942 Birthday Honours.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "No. 30719". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 May 1918. p. 6505.
  2. ^ a b "Carpenter, John Owen". Generals.dk. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  3. ^ "No. 35586". The London Gazette. 11 June 1942. p. 2483.

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Military offices
Preceded by GOC 61st Infantry Division
1942−1943
Succeeded by