Dair Farrar-Hockley

Dair Farrar-Hockley
Born	2 December 1946
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1967-1999
Rank	Major General
Commands held	3rd Bn, The Parachute Regiment 19 Infantry Brigade 2nd Division
Battles/wars	Falklands War
Awards	Military Cross

Major General Charles Dair Farrar-Hockley, MC (born 2 December 1946) is a former British Army officer and a former Director General of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators ^[1] . He is the son of General Sir Anthony Farrar-Hockley.

Military career

After schooling at Beaudesert Park and Exeter School, Farrar-Hockley was commissioned in The Parachute Regiment in 1967 and served in Malta, Libya, Cyprus and Northern Ireland.^[2] As Company Commander with The 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment he fought at the battles of Goose Green and Wireless Ridge and also led the heli-borne assault to secure Bluff Cove - a crucial first step in developing a southern flank in the battle for Port Stanley - during the Falklands War where he won the MC.^[2] He was made Commanding Officer of The 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment in 1984.^[3]

He was appointed Special Briefer to the Supreme Allied Commander Europe in 1986.^[3] After that he was appointed Commander 19 Infantry Brigade at Colchester in 1989 and Commander of Infantry Training at Warminster in 1993.^[4] From 1995 he assisted the Czech government in developing a new security policy.^[2] He was General Officer Commanding 2nd Division from 1996 until May 1999.^[2]

He is currently a senior fellow at The Institute for Statecraft and a patron of The Second World War Experience Centre.^[5]

Sources

1. Chartered Institute of Arbitrators website
2. The Second World War Experience Centre
3. Dair Farrar-Hockley Paradata
4. Army Commands
5. "Patrons". Second World War Experience Centre.