Abdy Ricketts

Abdy Ricketts
Born 8 December 1905
Died 16 January 1993
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch  British Army
Years of service 1925–1957
Rank Major General
Commands held 4th (West Africa) Infantry Brigade
29th Infantry Brigade
Cyprus District
Battles/wars World War II
Malayan Emergency
Korean War
Cyprus Emergency
Awards Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Order

Major General Abdy Henry Gough Ricketts CBE, DSO (8 December 1905 - 16 January 1993) was a British Army officer who served as General Officer Commanding, Cyprus District during the Cyprus Emergency.

Military career

Ricketts was commissioned in to the Durham Light Infantry in 1925.[1] He served in the Second World War as Second-in-Command of the 3rd (West African) Infantry Brigade from March 1944 and then as Commander of the 4th (West Africa) Infantry Brigade from October 1944.[1] After the War he served as a staff officer with responsibility for operations and staff duties in Malaya during the Malayan Emergency and then became Commander of 29th Infantry Brigade in October 1951 during the Korean War.[1] He went on to be Assistant Commandant of the School of Land/Air Warfare in February 1953 and General Officer Commanding, Cyprus District in March 1955 during the Cyprus Emergency before retiring in 1957.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Abdy Henry Gough Ricketts". Unit Histories. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  2. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 40935. p. 6716. 23 November 1956. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
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