Charles Harington (British Army officer, born 1910)
Charles Henry Pepys Harington | |
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| Born | 5 May 1910 Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England |
| Died | 13 February 2007 (aged 96) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1930–1971 |
| Rank | General |
| Service number | 44880 |
| Unit | Cheshire Regiment |
| Commands | 1st Battalion, Manchester Regiment 1st Battalion, Parachute Regiment 49th Infantry Brigade School of Infantry 3rd Division Staff College, Camberley Middle East Command |
| Battles / wars | Arab revolt in Palestine Second World War Mau Mau Uprising Aden Emergency |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Military Cross |
General Sir Charles Henry Pepys Harington, GCB, CBE, DSO, MC (5 May 1910 – 13 February 2007) was an officer in the British Army. He served in the British Expeditionary Force and in Normandy during the Second World War. He was later Commander-in-Chief of the three-service Middle East Command from 1963 to 1965, based at Aden. He ended his military career as Chief of Personnel and Logistics at the UK Ministry of Defence from 1968 to 1971.