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Robert Charles Moss King

1904 – 1983

Major-General from Great Britain * 1904 † 1983

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Lived 1904 – 1983 (aged 78–79). Robert Charles Moss King was a British military officer.

Major-General Robert Charles Moss King, (1904 – 16 December 1983) was a British Army officer.

Military career After graduating from the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, King was commissioned into the West Yorkshire Regiment on 30 January 1924. Eric Bols and Cecil Firbank were among his graduates, both also future major generals.

King served in the Far East in the Second World War, for which he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order. After the war he became commander of the 17th Infantry Brigade in Germany in December 1946, deputy director of Military Operations at the War Office in February 1953, and General Officer Commanding 44th (Home Counties) Division in January 1954. His last appointment was as Director of Quartering at the War Office in February 1957 before retiring in April 1959.

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Important facts

Born
1904
Birth century
Died
1983
Occupation
Awards
Distinguished Service Order; Officer of the Order of the British Empire; Companion of the Order of the Bath

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Who was Robert Charles Moss King?

Major-General from Great Britain * 1904 † 1983

When was Robert Charles Moss King born?

Robert Charles Moss King was born in 1904.

When did Robert Charles Moss King die?

Robert Charles Moss King died in 1983.

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Robert Charles Moss King was a military officer.

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Robert Charles Moss King was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Robert Charles Moss King

· Wikidata: Q96279437

· DBpedia: Robert King (British Army officer)

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