Reginald Harding
British Army general (1905–1981)
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Major-General Reginald Peregrine Harding, CB, DSO (3 July 1905 – 27 December 1981) was a British Army officer.
Reginald Harding | |
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| Born | 3 July 1905 |
| Died | 27 December 1981 (aged 76) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Service years | 1925–1958 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Service number | 31957 |
| Unit | 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards |
| Commands | 7th Armoured Brigade Royal Armoured Corps Centre 49th (West Riding) Armoured Division East Anglian District |
| Conflicts | Second World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order |
Military career
After graduating from the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Harding was commissioned into the 5th/6th Dragoons on 29 January 1925.[1] He was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order in the 1940 Birthday Honours for his services in the Second World War.[2]
After the war, in October 1946, he became commander of 22nd Armoured Brigade which was re-designated 7th Armoured Brigade in January 1947; he then became Commandant of the Royal Armoured Corps Centre at Bovington Camp in August 1949.[3] He went on to be General Officer Commanding 49th (West Riding) Armoured Division in December 1951 and General Officer Commanding East Anglian District in May 1955 before retiring in June 1958.[3]
He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1953 Coronation Honours.[4]
In 1933, as an amateur jockey, he won the National Hunt Chase Challenge Cup on a horse known as "Ego" which had been trained by Lieutenant Colonel Morgan Lindsay.[5]