Arthur Patterson
British Army general
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Major-General Arthur Gordon Patterson CB DSO OBE MC (24 July 1917 – 27 May 1996) was a British Army officer who commanded 17th Gurkha Division.
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Arthur Patterson | |
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Brigadier Patterson in 1962 | |
| Born | 24 July 1917[1] British India |
| Died | 27 May 1996 (aged 78)[2] Benenden, Kent |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  British Army |
| Service years | 1938–1972 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | 17th Gurkha Division |
| Conflicts | World War II Malayan Emergency Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Officer of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross |
Military career
Patterson was born in British India, the son of Arthur Abbey Patterson of the Indian Civil Service, and educated at Tonbridge School, Kent.[3] He was commissioned into the British Indian Army in 1938.[4] He served in World War II with the 6th Gurkha Rifles being awarded the Military Cross for his exploits in Burma in May 1945.[5] In 1951 he was deployed to Malaya at the height of the Malayan Emergency for which he was appointed MBE.[6] He was later given command of a battalion of his Regiment and appointed OBE for further service in Malaya.[7] In 1964, as a temporary Brigadier during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation, he took part in the response to the Brunei Revolt rounding up escaped rebel leaders in the swamps and jungles over a wide area of North Borneo for which he was awarded the DSO.[8] He was appointed General Officer Commanding 17th Gurkha Division in December 1965 and Director of Military Training in June 1969 before retiring in 1972.[9]
He was given the Colonelcy of the 6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles from 1969 to 1974.[10]
Honours
Order of the Bath (CB)
Distinguished Service Order (DSO) (1964)
Order of the British Empire Officer (OBE) (1951)
Military Cross (MC) (May 1945)
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