Career
He was known to family and friends as Joe. At the age of 19 he was Commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant, 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen"s Bays). During World War I he was a 2nd Lieutenant (temporary Lieutenant) in the 2nd Dragoon Guards.
He was appointed Adjutant in his regiment on 1 May 1915.
He was mentioned in dispatches on 30 November 1915. On 11 January 1916 he was awarded the Military Cross (Military Cross) and promoted to Lieutenant on 21 January.
He was also twice mentioned in dispatches during WW1. Moved with Queens Bays to India in 1922 and then appointed staff officer grade three.
In 1932 appointed Lieutenant Colonel in 9th Queen"s Royal Lancers and in 1936 as Colonel commanded 5th Cavalry Brigade.
1938 Appointed Temporary Brigadier - Commandant School of Equitation, Weedon. In 1941 during the Anglo-Iraqi War, Brigadier Kingstone was under the command of Major General J. G. West. Clark and was part of his relieving Habforce which included the 4th Cavalry Brigade, a battalion of The Essex Regiment, the Arab Legion Mechanised Regiment, a field artillery battery and a troop of anti-tank guns. Kingstone commanded a flying column named Kingcol in his honor.
One of his victories was to lead a column to Baghdad and force the city to surrender.
This action is commorated in the Book - The Golden Carpet, Somerset De Chair (Faber ASIN ) This force was known as KingCol. Kingstone was again under Clark"s command during the Syria-Lebanon Campaign.
Commandant, School of Equitation, Weedon (demolished 1960)
Commanding Officer, 4th Cavalry Brigade, United Kingdom and Middle East - 1939 to 1940
Acting General Officer Commanding, 1st Cavalry Division, Middle East - 1940
Commanding Officer, 4th Cavalry Brigade, Middle East - 1940 to 1941
Acting General Officer Commanding, 1st Cavalry Division, Middle East - 1941
Commanding Officer, 4th Cavalry Brigade, Middle East - 1941
Commanding Officer, 30th Armoured Brigade, United Kingdom - 1941 to 1942.
