Robert Britten Explained

Robert Britten
Birth Date:28 February 1922
Allegiance:United Kingdom
Rank:Major-General
Branch:British Army
Commands:1st Training Regiment Royal Engineers
30th Engineer Brigade
West Midlands District
Battles:Second World War
Awards:Companion of the Order of the Bath
Military Cross

Major-General Robert Wallace Tudor Britten (28 February 1922 – 11 July 1995)[1] was a British Army officer.

Military career

Educated at Wellington College and Trinity College, Cambridge, Britten was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1941 during the Second World War.[2] He became commanding officer of 1st Training Regiment Royal Engineers in 1964.[2] He went on to be commander of 30th Engineer Brigade in 1967, Director of Equipment Management (Army) at the Ministry of Defence in 1970 and Deputy Quartermaster-General in 1971.[2] His last appointment was as General Officer Commanding West Midlands District in 1973 before retiring in 1976.[3]

In 1947 he married Elizabeth Mary Jane Davies; they had one son and one daughter.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.newmp.org.uk/article.php?categoryid=99&articleid=1477&displayorder=1 Grave Memorial
  2. Book: Debrett's People of Today 1994. 1994. 978-1870520195.
  3. Web site: Army Commands. 2 July 2016.