Background
Farrar-Hockley, Anthony Heritage was born on April 8, 1924 in Coventry, England. Son of Arthur and Agnes Beatrice (Griffin) F-H.
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Anthony Heritage Farrar-Hockley
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Bachelor of Literature, Oxford (England) University, 1974.
Career
Official historian, United Kingdom Cabinet Office, London, 1978-1995. Author: Edge of the Sword, 1954, The Somme, 1964, Death of an Army, 1968, Airborne Carpet, 1969, War in the Desert, 1969, General Student,1973, British in The Korean War, 2 volumes, 1990, 94, Away in the Air,1994. Editor, The Commander, 1957.
Contributor to numerous military and history journals.
Achievements
Membership
General British Army, 1979-1983, commander-in-chief Allied Forces Northern Europe. Fellow Royal Society of Arts.
Connections
Married Margaret Bernardette Wells, July 7, 1945 (deceased August 1981). 2 children; married Linda Wood, December 10, 1983.
