Denis O'Connor (British Army officer)

For other people of a similar name, see Dennis O'Connor

Sir Denis O'Connor
Born	1907
Died	1988
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Commands held	63rd Medium Artillery Regiment 6th Armoured Division Aldershot District Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath

Lieutenant General Sir Denis Stuart Scott (Rory) O'Connor KBE CB (1907–1988) was General Officer Commanding Aldershot District.

Military career

O'Connor was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1927^[1] and was deployed in India from 1929 to 1935.^[1]

He served in World War II initially as an Instructor at the Staff College and then with 11th Armoured Division.^[1] He was appointed Commanding Officer of 63rd Medium Artillery Regiment in North West Europe in 1944 and was then deployed with the 14th Army to Burma in 1945.^[1]

After the War he became Director of Plans to the Supreme Allied Commander for South East Asia Command before becoming a Brigadier on the General Staff of Middle East Command in 1946.^[1] He was appointed Chief Instructor at the Royal School of Artillery in 1951 and Commander Royal Artillery for 11th Armoured Division in 1953.^[1]

He became Director of Plans at the War Office in 1955 and General Officer Commanding 6th Armoured Division in 1957.^[1] He was made Chief Army Instructor at the Imperial Defence College in London in 1958 and GOC Aldershot District in 1960.^[1] He was appointed Vice Chief of Defence Staff in 1962 and Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong in 1964.^[1] He retired in 1966.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j} Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives

Military offices
Preceded by Roderick McLeod	GOC 6th Armoured Division 1957–1958	Succeeded by Post Disbanded
Preceded by Ronald Bramwell Davis	GOC Aldershot District 1960–1961	Succeeded by John Metcalfe
Preceded by Sir Richard Craddock	Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong 1964–1966	Succeeded by Sir John Worsley

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Name	Oconnor, Denis
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Date of birth	1907
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Date of death	1988
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