Harold Kingsley
British Army officer (1885–1970)
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Brigadier Harold Kingsley CIE DSO (23 December 1885 – 15 April 1970) was Commandant of the Indian Military Academy (1936–1939) and Aide-de-camp to King George VI.[1][2][3][4]
United Kingdom
British Army
British IndiaHarold Kingsley | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 December 1885 |
| Died | 15 April 1970 (aged 84) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army British India |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Awards | CIE DSO |
Early life
Harold Evelyn William Bell Kingsley was born 23 December 1885 in Nenagh, Ireland.[5] He was the son of Col. William Henry Bell Kingsley CB[6] and his wife, Mrs Kingsley, of River View, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary.[1] He was educated at Bedford Modern School and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.[1][4]
Career
After Sandhurst, Kingsley joined the Indian Army.[7] He was appointed Captain on 18 January 1914 and Major on 18 January 1920.[7] During World War I, Kingsley served in Mesopotamia (1916–18) and in the Balkans (1918).[1] He served in Russia, and Trans-Caspia (1919), the Black Sea and Turkey (1919–20) and Waziristan (1921–24).[1] He was made Colonel in 1933.[1]
Kingsley was Deputy Military Secretary, Army Headquarters, India (1933–36).[1][8] He was Commandant of the Indian Military Academy between 1936 and 1939 and ADC to the King (1938–39).[1][7] He retired in 1939.[1][9]
Awards and honours
Kingsley was mentioned in despatches during World War I and on service in Waziristan (1921–24).[1] He was made DSO in 1917 and CIE in 1939.[1]
Personal life
Kinglsey was a member of the Army and Navy Club.[1] In 1926 he married Hon. Olive Mary Kitson, daughter of James Kitson, 1st Baron Airedale; they lived at Warnford House, Warnford, Hampshire.[1][10] There were no children from the marriage and Kingsley died in Hampshire on 15 April 1970.[1]