Ken Perkins Explained

Kenneth Perkins
Birth Date:	1926 8, df=yes
Birth Place:	Newhaven, England
Death Place:	Marlborough, England
Allegiance:	United Kingdom
Branch:	British Army
Serviceyears:	1946–1982
Rank:	Major General
Unit:	Royal Artillery
Commands:	1 Royal Horse Artillery 24 Air Portable Brigade 1969–1970 Commander Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces 1975–1977
Battles:	Palestine Suez Korea Malaya Dhofar Rebellion Northern Ireland
Awards:	CB MBE DFC DCM (Selangor) Hashemite Order of Independence Order of Oman
Laterwork:	Defence correspondent for The Sun newspaper

Major General Kenneth Perkins (15 August 1926 – 23 October 2009) was a British Army officer who became commander of the Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces taking over from General Sir Timothy Creasey.^{[1] [2]}

His career highlights included:^[3]

• On 1 November 1947 Ken Perkins was promoted 2nd Lieutenant to Lieutenant.^[4]
• On 15 August 1953 Ken Perkins was promoted to Captain.^[5]
• On 25 October 1955 Captain Ken Perkins DFC (Army number 369841) was awarded the MBE.^[6]
• In 1958 Ken Perkins attended the Pakistani Army staff College in Quetta.^[7]
• On 30 June 1967 Ken Perkins was promoted to lieutenant colonel.^[8]
• Between December 1973 and January 1975 Director of Defence Operational Plans(Defence Operations) as a brigadier.
• On 21 April 1975 Brigadier (Acting Major General) Perkins was confirmed as Major General, with seniority 8 April 1974.^[9]
• Major General Perkins was Commander Sultan of Oman's Armed Force 1975–1977.^{[10] [11]}
• On 16 June 1977 Major General Perkins appointed Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Operations), Ministry of Defence;^[12] and nearing the end of his time in post in 1980^[13] he deployed to the infant state of Zimbabwe to try and assist in the integration of the new Zimbabwean Armed Forces, bringing in former anti-Rhodesian rebels with the residual military.^[14]
• The 1977 Silver Jubilee and Birthday Honours made Ken Perkins a Companion of the Bath (CB)
• At the end of his military career he held the post of Director of Military Assistance Overseas from April 1980 to April 1982.^[15]

Notes and References

1. Major-General Ken Perkins. The Daily Telegraph. 10 November 2009. 15 June 2017. en.
2. Book: Perkins. Ken; with a foreword by Lord Bramall. A fortunate soldier. registration. 1988. Brassey's Defence Publishers. London. 9780080347622. 1st.
3. Web site: Ken Perkins. The Scotsman. 15 June 2017. en.
4. Web site: Supplement to the London Gazette, 26 March 1948. 15 June 2017.
5. Web site: Supplement to The London Gazette, 11 September 1953. 15 June 2017.
6. Web site: Supplement to The London Gazette, 21 October 1955. 15 June 2017.
7. Web site: Comments on General Perkins. armystaffcollege.gov.pk. 15 June 2017. 1 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201081853/https://www.armystaffcollege.gov.pk/Comments_Perkins.php. dead.
8. Web site: Supplement to the London Gazette, 4 July 1967. 15 June 2017.
9. Web site: Supplement The London Gazette of 21 April 1975. 15 June 2017.
10. Web site: McKeown. John. Dhofar War. 15 June 2017. 5 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160705031304/http://www.55fst-ramc.org.uk/DATA%20FST/ADOBE%20FILES/Dhofar%20War%20John%20McKeown%20Full.pdf. dead.
11. Book: Worrall. James J.. State Building and Counter Insurgency in Oman: Political, Military and Diplomatic Relations at the End of Empire. I.B.Tauris. 15 June 2017. 18 December 2013. 9781848856349.
12. Web site: SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 21 June 1977. 15 June 2017.
13. Web site: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE AND TRI-SERVICE SENIOR APPOINTMENTS. MoDUK. 15 June 2017.
14. Book: Kriger. Norma J.. Guerrilla Veterans in Post-war Zimbabwe: Symbolic and Violent Politics, 1980–1987. Cambridge University Press. 15 June 2017. 29 May 2003. 9781139438384.
15. Web site: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE AND TRI-SERVICE SENIOR APPOINTMENTS. MoDUK. 15 June 2017.