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WW2 Gen Sir Kenneth Darling DSO signed Advance to the Elbe 50th ann cover JS50/45/8. He served with the 2nd Battalion of his regiment, in the United Kingdom, before serving with the 1st Battalion in India for eight years, from 1930 to 1938. He was promoted to lieutenant on 29 August 1932, and captain on 1 August 1938. Soon after the outbreak of World War II in September 1939 Darling returned to the United Kingdom where, from January?April 1940 he attended the Staff College, Camberley as a student, and after graduating he was made a brigade major with the 1st London Brigade, part of the 1st London Division. Serving briefly as a General Staff Officer Grade 2 (GSO2) at the War Office, he was an instructor at the Senior Officers’ School, Wiltshire, from January?October 1941, before returning to the War Office for eight months as GSO1 Military Training. From June 1942 he was Commanding Officer (CO) of the 11th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. He commanded the battalion, a second line Territorial Army which formed part of the 140th Brigade, itself part of the 47th (London) Infantry Division. He served in North West Europe during 1944 and 1945 and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order on 7 June 1945 while serving with the 12th (Yorkshire) Parachute Battalion, initially as its second-in-command and then as its commanding officer. He became Commander of the 5th Parachute Brigade in 1946, then serving in Palestine during the Palestine Emergency, of the Airborne Forces Depot in 1948 and of the 16th Independent Parachute Brigade in 1950. Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10
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