Geoffrey Collin

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Geoffrey Collin
Born18 July 1921
Kandy, Ceylon
Died14 February 2009(2009-02-14) (aged 87)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
RankMajor-General
Commands held50 Missile Regiment
Royal School of Artillery
North East District
Battles/warsSecond World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Military Cross

Major-General Geoffrey de Egglesfield Collin CB MC DL (18 July 1921 – 14 February 2009) was a British Army officer.

Military career[]

Educated at Wellington College, Collin was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in July 1941 and saw action at the Battle of Imphal in July 1944 during the Second World War.[1] He became commanding officer of 50 Missile Regiment in the British Army of the Rhine in 1962.[1] He went on to be Commander, Royal Artillery for 4th Division in 1966, Commandant, Royal School of Artillery in 1969 and Major-General, Royal Artillery in 1971.[1] His last appointment was as General Officer Commanding North East District in 1973 before retiring in 1976.[2]

In 1949, he married Angela Stella Young; they had one son and three daughters.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Major-General Geoffrey Collin". The Telegraph. 23 February 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
Military offices
Preceded by General Officer Commanding North East District
1973–1976
Succeeded by
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