Background
Julius Cohen was born in 1916.
Julius Cohen was born in 1916.
He later became a senior public servant, heading the Departments of the Interior, Repatriation, and Veterans" Affairs. He later changed his name to Richard Kingsland, to avoid anti-semitism. He was sent to Morocco in 1940 to rescue two of Britain"s most senior World World War II leaders, Duff Cooper and John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort.
Kingsland managed to rescue them from French headquarters with only two other men and managed to flee in a Seaplane.
The same year, Kingsland and his crew were sent to bomb a major Japanese headquarters established in Rabaul, New Guinea. In June 2010 he published his autobiography, Into the Midst of Things.
During his public service career, rising to become Secretary of the Departments of Interior, Repatriation, and Veterans" Affairs, Kingsland served 12 ministers and built a reputation as a trusted and experienced departmental head Richard Kingsland died in August 2012, aged 95.