Ronald Dare Wilson
born 3.8.1919 Burnopfield,Co.Durham
educated Shrewsbury
student,St John's College,Cambridge
8 Bn Royal Northumberland Fusiliers 1939-40
instructor,3 Division Battle School
Middle East Staff College,Haifa
Liaison Officer,Staff 8th Army 1944
3 Reconnaiisance Corps Regiment 1945
award M.C.
6 Airborne Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment October 1945 - 1948
1 Bn Parachute Regiment (Major)
Cabinet Office (Secretary,Joint Intelligence Committee) October 1950
1 RN Fusiliers 1951 (Korea)
instructor,Staff College,Camberley
Royal Northumberland Fusilers Depot (C.O.)
22 SAS (C.O.) March 1960 - 1962 (LtColonel)
team leader,SAS Free Fall Team
Canadian National Defence College
1 (British) Corps,BAOR (Colonel General Staff,ops and intelligence) 1963
HQ Middle East Command (Chief Admin Officer,Land Forces)
Director of Land/Air Warfare
Director of Army Aviation 1.1.1970
awarded C.B.E. 1968
retired 1971 as Major-General
graduated St John's College,Cambridge
settled on a farm at Dulverton,Somerset
National Park Officer for Exmoor 1974
consultant to Federation of Nature and National Parks of Europe from 1978
Chairman of British Parachute Association
Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society 1978
author of Tempting the Fates (2006)
married Sarah Stallard 1973 (2 sons Alexander and Peter)
died 15.8.2014
