Major General Kenneth Perkins, CB, MBE, DFC (1926-2009)

[Michael Rhodes]

_.Major General Kenneth Perkins, CB (1977), MBE (1955), DFC (1953),
died 23 Oct, 2009. He was Commander of the Sultan's Armed Forces, Oman
1975-77; b 15 Aug 1926, son of George Samuel Perkins by his wife
Arabella Sarah Wise; married (i) 1949 (div 1984) Anne Theresa Barry,
by whom he had 3 daughters, Mo, Jane and Nicola; married (ii) 1985,
the Hon Celia Sandys, dau of the Rt Hon Baron Duncan-Sandys, CH, PC,
life peer, by his wife the former Diana Spencer-Churchill scion of the
Dukes of Marlborough, dau of the Rt Hon Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-
Churchill, KG, OM, CH, FRS, &c. By his 2nd wfe he had further issue,
Alexander Winston Duncan b 1986, and Sophie Rachel, b 1988. Private
family funeral. Thanksgiving Service to be announced.


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[Michael Rhodes]

The Times have given General Perkins a send off:-

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article6898541.ece

On Oct 27, 8:47 pm, Michael Rhodes <mig73allenford2...@yahoo.co.uk>
wrote:

[Michael Rhodes]

Ken Perkins's Telegraph send off:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/army-obituaries/6539178/Major-General-Ken-Perkins.html


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[Michael Rhodes]

Perkins was military adviser to The Sun newspaper:-


http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/campaigns/our_boys/2699312/Former-Sun-military-reporter-Major-General-Ken-Perkins-has-died-aged-83.html



On 10 Nov, 20:38, Michael Rhodes <mig73allenford2...@yahoo.co.uk>
wrote:
> KenPerkins'sTelegraph send off:
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> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/army-o...
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