Desmond Langley
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London, England
Sir Desmond Langley | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 May 1930 London, England |
| Died | 14 February 2008 (aged 77) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1949–1988 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Service number | 407937 |
| Unit | Life Guards |
| Commands | |
| Battles / wars | Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation |
| Awards | |
Major-General Sir Henry Desmond Allen Langley, KCVO, MBE (16 May 1930 – 14 February 2008) was a senior British Army officer who served as Major-General commanding the Household Division and General Officer Commanding London District from 1979 to 1983. He later served as the 132nd Governor of Bermuda from 1988 to 1992.
Educated at Eton College and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Langley was commissioned into the Life Guards in 1949.[1] He was posted to Egypt and then to Libya.[1] He then served with HQ Far East Land Forces during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation in the early 1960s.[1] He later became commanding officer of the Household Cavalry Regiment and Silver Stick to Queen Elizabeth II.[1] In 1976 he was appointed commander of the 4th Guards Armoured Brigade and in 1978 he became a brigadier on the General Staff at UK Land Forces.[1]
Langley became Major-General commanding the Household Division and General Officer Commanding London District in 1979,[1] organising, inter alia, the military ceremony for the marriage of the Prince Charles and Princess Diana.[2] His final appointment was as commander of British Forces Cyprus and Administrator of the Sovereign Base Areas in 1983, before retiring in 1988.[1]