Background
Langley, Desmond was born on May 16, 1930 in London. Son of Henry F.G. and Elfrida Winsome (Allen) Langley.
government official military officer
Langley, Desmond was born on May 16, 1930 in London. Son of Henry F.G. and Elfrida Winsome (Allen) Langley.
Graduate, Eton College, England. Graduate, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, England, 1949.
Second in command. Lieutenant, British Army, 1949; advanced through grades to major general, British Army, 1979; commanding officer, Life Guards, England, 1969-1971; commander, Household Cavalry, England, 1973-1975; commander, 4th Guards Armored Brigade, British Army of the Rhine, Federal Republic Germany, 1976-1977; general office commanding, major general, London District and Household Division, 1979-1983; commander, British Forces, Cyprus, 1983-1985; governor, commander-in-chief, Bermuda, since 1988.
Married Felicity Joan Oliphant, November 4, 1950. Children: Henry Fitzroy John, Charlotte Maria Grace.