3 CDO BDE Kay, Patrick Richard

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Kay​

• FORENAME

Patrick Richard​

• UNIT

Chief of Staff to Commandant-General RM​

• RANK

Major General​

• NUMBER

​

• AWARD

Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)​

• PLACE

1972​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 1.8.1921 Blakeney,Norfolk​

educated Eastbourne College,Sussex​

commissioned R.M. January 1940​

HMS Renown 1941-43​

4 S.S. Brigade Liaison Officer with 41 Commando early 1944​

Staff Captain,4 S.S. Brigade 1944 (4 Commando Brigade from 1945)​

award M.B.E.​

Combined Operations HQ 1945-48​

Staff of Commandant-General RM 1948​

Army Staff College,Camberley ​

Staff of Commandant-General RM​

40 Commando 1954-57​

instructor,Joint Services Amphibious Warfare Centre,Poole​

Plans Division,Naval Staff 1959-62​

43 Commando (C.O.) (LtCol) 1963-65​

C.O. RM Amphibious Training Unit,Poole 1965-66​

Assistant Director (Joint Warfare),Naval Staff 1967​

Assistant Chief of Staff to Commandant-General RM 1968​

Imperial Defence College 1969​

Chief of Staff to Commandant General RM 1970-74​

retired 1974 as Major General​

awarded C.B. 1972​

Director of Naval Security 1974-81​

Associate Secretary,Defence Press and Broadcasting Committee 1982 (Secretary 1986)​

married Muriel Smith Austen 1944 (died 2013) (4 children)​

died 19.9.2013 Fleet,Hampshire​

London Gazette 45554, 31st December 1971, Page 2 (CB)​

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