John Holden
Born1913
Died1995(1995-00-00) (aged 81–82)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
RankMajor-General
Service number71215
UnitRoyal Tank Regiment
Commands held43rd (Wessex) Division/District
Battles/warsSecond World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Order

Major-General John Reid Holden, CB, CBE, DSO (1913–1995) was a British Army officer.

Military career

Holden was commissioned into the Royal Tank Corps (later the Royal Tank Regiment) in January 1937.[1] He saw action in the Middle East Campaign during the Second World War for which he was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order.[2]

After the war he became Chief of British Mission to Soviet Forces in Europe in October 1961, Director of the Royal Armoured Corps in January 1965 and General Officer Commanding 43rd (Wessex) Division/District in February 1963 before retiring in December 1964.[3]

He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1961 New Year Honours[4] and a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1965 Birthday Honours.[5]

References

  1. ^ "No. 34364". The London Gazette. 29 January 1937. p. 622.
  2. ^ "No. 35316". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 October 1941. p. 6085.
  3. ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  4. ^ "No. 42231". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 December 1960. p. 8894.
  5. ^ "No. 43667". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 June 1965. p. 5473.
Military offices Preceded byJohn Cubbon GOC 43rd (Wessex) Division/District 1963–1964 Succeeded byMichael Halford
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