Geoffrey Inkin
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Sir Geoffrey David Inkin OBE DL (2 October 1934 – 22 August 2013)[1] was a commanding officer of the Royal Welch Fusiliers and a lay member of the Judicial Appointments Commission[2] (for England and Wales).
Inkin was born on 2 October 1934, the son of Noel Inkin and his wife, Evelyn Margaret Inkin.[3] He attended Dean Close School, Cheltenham.[4]
Military career
Having attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Inkin was commissioned into the Royal Welch Fusiliers on 4 February 1955 as a second lieutenant. He was given the service number 440038.[5] He served in Malaya from 1955 to 1957, during the Malayan Emergency.[3] He was promoted to lieutenant on 4 February 1957,[6] and to captain on 4 February 1961.[7] He was promoted to major on 31 December 1967.[8] Having attended the Staff College, Camberley, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel on 31 December 1971 with seniority from 30 June 1971.[9]
He retired from the British Army on 10 January 1974.[10]
Post-military career
Inkin was Chairman of the Cardiff Bay Development Corporation from 1987 until 2000 and chairman of the Land Authority of Wales between 1987 and 1998. He was a member of Gwent County Council and Gwent Police Authority.[2]