Sir Richard Worsley | |
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Born | Ballywalter, County Down, Northern Ireland | 29 May 1923
Died | 23 February 2013 | (aged 89)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | British Army |
Years of service | 1942–1982 |
Rank | General |
Unit | Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) |
Commands | 1st (British) Corps 3rd Division 7th Armoured Brigade 1st The Royal Dragoons |
Battles / wars | Second World War Malayan Emergency |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
Spouse(s) | Sarah Anne Mitchell Caroline Carnegie, Duchess of Fife |
Relations | Henry Worsley (son) |
General Sir Richard Edward Worsley, GCB, OBE (29 May 1923 – 23 February 2013) was a senior British Army officer who fought in the Second World War and later commanded 1st (British) Corps.