| Dair Farrar-Hockley | |
| Birth Date: | 1946 12, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Brentford, Middlesex, England |
| Allegiance: | United Kingdom |
| Branch: | British Army |
| Serviceyears: | 1967–1999 |
| Rank: | Major General |
| Commands: | 2nd Division 19th Infantry Brigade 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment |
| Battles: | The Troubles Falklands War |
| Awards: | Military Cross |
Major General Charles Dair Farrar-Hockley, MC (born 2 December 1946) is a retired British Army officer, and a former Director General of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.[1] He is the son of General Sir Anthony Farrar-Hockley.
Farrar-Hockley was born in Brentford.[2] After schooling at Beaudesert Park and Exeter School, Farrar-Hockley was commissioned in The Parachute Regiment in 1967 and served in Malta, Libya, Cyprus and Northern Ireland.[3] As Officer Commanding A Company, 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment he fought at the battles of Goose Green and Wireless Ridge and also led the heli-borne assault to secure Bluff Cove – a crucial first step in developing a southern flank in the battle for Port Stanley – during the Falklands War where he was awarded the Military Cross for gallantry in action.[3] He was made Commanding Officer of 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment in 1984.[4]
Farrar-Hockley was appointed Special Briefer to the Supreme Allied Commander Europe in 1986.[4] After that he was appointed commander of the 19th Infantry Brigade at Colchester in 1989 and commander of Infantry Training at Warminster in 1993.[5] From 1995 he assisted the Czech government in developing a new security policy.[3] He was General Officer Commanding 2nd Division from 1996 until May 1999.[3]
Farrar-Hockley is currently a patron of the Second World War Experience Centre.[6]