John Hackett (British Army officer)

Sir John Winthrop Hackett
Nickname(s)"Shan"
Born(1910-11-05)5 November 1910
Perth, Western Australia
Died9 September 1997(1997-09-09) (aged 86)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Years of service1933–1968
RankGeneral
Service number52752
Unit8th King's Royal Irish Hussars
Commands heldBritish Army of the Rhine (1966–68)
Northern Army Group (1966–68)
Northern Ireland Command (1961–63)
Royal Military College of Science (1958–61)
7th Armoured Division (1956–58)
20th Armoured Brigade (1954–55)
Trans-Jordanian Frontier Force (1947–48)
4th Parachute Brigade (1943–44)
Battles/warsArab revolt in Palestine
Second World War
Palestine Emergency
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Order & Bar
Military Cross
Mentioned in Despatches (6)
Other workUniversity administrator, author, commentator

General Sir John Winthrop Hackett, GCB, CBE, DSO & Bar, MC (5 November 1910 – 9 September 1997) was an Australian-born British soldier, painter, university administrator, author and in later life, a commentator.


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