About Peter Duffell
Born 1939. Peter Duffell is a British military personnel.
Lieutenant-General Sir Peter Royson Duffell (born 19 June 1939) was Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong.
Military career Educated at Dulwich College, Duffell was commissioned into the 2nd Gurkha Rifles in 1960. He served with his Regiment in Malaya during the Malayan Emergency and in Borneo during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation as well as in Northern Ireland. He retired from the Army in 1995. He was also a member of the advisory board of the School of Oriental and African Studies
Works Duffell, Peter (2019), Gurkha Odyssey: Campaigning for the Crown, Pen & Sword (with illustrations by Ken Howard)
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