Napier Crookenden

Sir Napier Crookenden
Lt. Col. Napier Crookenden (extreme right) with Gen Sir Bernard Montgomery
Born	31 August 1915 Chester, Cheshire, England[1]
Died	31 October 2002 (aged 87)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1935−1972
Rank	Lieutenant General
Service number	66121
Unit	Cheshire Regiment
Commands held	9th (Eastern and Home Counties) Parachute Battalion 16th Parachute Brigade Royal Military College of Science Western Command
Battles/wars	Second World War Malayan Emergency
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Lieutenant General Sir Napier Crookenden KCB DSO OBE DL (31 August 1915 − 31 October 2002) was a British Army General who reached high office in the 1960s.