- James Joseph Kingstone
Brigadier James Joseph Kingstone DSO MC (died 1966) was an officer in the
British Army duringWorld War II .During the
Anglo-Iraqi War , Brigadier Kingstone was under the command of Major General J. G. W. Clark and was part of his relieving "Habforce" which included the British 4th Cavalry Brigade, a battalion ofThe Essex Regiment , the Arab Legion Mechanised Regiment, a field artillery battery and a troop of anti-tank guns). Kingstone commanded a flying column named "Kingcol" in his honor."Habforce" and "Kingcol", parts of
Iraqforce , attacked from theBritish Mandate of Palestine to relieve the forces defendingRAF Habbaniya .Kingstone was again under Clark's command during the Syria-Lebanon Campaign.
Command history
* Commanding Officer, 1st Cavalry Brigade, Middle East - 1939 to 1940
* Acting General Officer Commanding, 1st Cavalry Division, Middle East - 1940
* Commanding Officer, 1st Cavalry Brigade, Middle East - 1940 to 1941
* Acting General Officer Commanding, 1st Cavalry Division, Middle East - 1941
* Commanding Officer, 1st Cavalry Brigade, Middle East - 1941
* Commanding Officer, 30th Armored Brigade - 1941 to 1942ee also
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Iraqforce External links
* [http://www.generals.dk/general/Kingstone/James_Joseph/Great_Britain.html List of commands]
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