Michael Halford

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Michael Halford
Born28 October 1914
Died4 January 1999 (aged 84)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
RankMajor-General
Commands heldHallamshire Battalion
147th Infantry Brigade
43rd (Wessex) Division/District
Battles/warsSecond World War
AwardsDistinguished Service Order
Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Major-General Michael Charles Kirkpatrick Halford, DSO, OBE (28 October 1914 – 4 January 1999) was a British Army officer.

Military career[]

Halford was commissioned into the York and Lancaster Regiment on 30 August 1934.[1] He served as commanding officer of the Hallamshire Battalion of the York and Lancaster Regiment[2] during the Italian campaign of the Second World War for which he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire[3] and a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order.[4]

After the war, he became commander of 147th Infantry Brigade in July 1960, chief of staff at Western Command in July 1963 and General Officer Commanding 43rd (Wessex) Division/District in December 1964 before retiring in February 1967.[5]

He was advanced to Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1957 Birthday Honours[6] and served as honorary colonel of the York and Lancaster Regiment from 1966 to 1979.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "No. 34194". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 August 1935. p. 5532.
  2. ^ Tonder, Gerry van (2017). Sheffield's Military Legacy. Pen and Sword. ISBN 978-1526707628.
  3. ^ "No. 36850". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 December 1944. p. 5846.
  4. ^ "No. 37442". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 January 1946. p. 635.
  5. ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  6. ^ "No. 41089". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 June 1957. p. 3367.
  7. ^ "York and Lancaster Regiment". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 8 January 2006. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
Military offices
Preceded by GOC 43rd (Wessex) Division/District
1964–1967 		Succeeded by
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