Dair Farrar-Hockley

Major General Charles Dair Farrar-Hockley, MC (born 2 December 1946) is a retired British Army officer, and a former Director General of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He is the son of General Sir Anthony Farrar-Hockley.

Military career Farrar-Hockley was born in Brentford. After schooling at Beaudesert Park and Exeter School, Farrar-Hockley was commissioned in The Parachute Regiment in 1967 and served in Malta, Libya, Cyprus and Northern Ireland. As Officer Commanding A Company, 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment he fought at the battles of Goose Green and Wireless Ridge and also led the heli-borne assault to secure Bluff Cove – a crucial first step in developing a southern flank in the battle for Port Stanley – during the Falklands War where he was awarded the Military Cross for gallantry in action.

Farrar-Hockley was appointed Special Briefer to the Supreme Allied Commander Europe in 1986. From 1995 he assisted the Czech government in developing a new security policy.

Works 'Future Instability In The Mediterranean Basin' ‘Lessons Learned by Britain’s Armed Forces After Bloody Sunday’ RUSI 7th October 2022 'Essays on the Falklands War'