Bernard Penfold
British Army officer (1916–2015)
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::summary British Army officer (1916–2015) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| honorific_prefix | Major-General |
| name | Bernard Penfold |
| honorific_suffix | |
| birth_name | Robert Bernard Penfold |
| birth_date | |
| death_date | |
| allegiance | United Kingdom United Kingdom |
| branch | [[Image:Flag of the British Army.svg |
| serviceyears | 1936-1972 |
| rank | Major-General |
| commands | 6th Bn King's African Rifles |
| 127th Infantry Brigade | |
| South East District | |
| awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
| Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order | |
| :: |
|honorific_prefix = Major-General |name= Bernard Penfold |honorific_suffix = |birth_name=Robert Bernard Penfold |birth_date= |death_date= |birth_place= |death_place= |image= |caption= |nickname= |allegiance= United Kingdom United Kingdom |branch= [[Image:Flag of the British Army.svg|23px]] British Army |serviceyears=1936-1972 |rank= Major-General |commands=6th Bn King's African Rifles 127th Infantry Brigade South East District |unit= |battles= |awards= Companion of the Order of the Bath Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order |laterwork= Major-General Robert Bernard Penfold CB LVO (19 December 1916 – 22 April 2015) was a British Army officer who commanded South East District.
Military career
Penfold was commissioned into the Leicestershire Regiment in 1936 and then transferred to the Indian Army. He served in World War II as an officer in Iraqforce and after the War transferred to the Royal Artillery. and died in 2015.
After he retired from the Army, he became the first general manager of the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club from 1972 to 1979. Penfold Park in the centre of the Sha Tin Racecourse, which was constructed during his term of office as general manager, is named in his honour.
References
References
- (1969). "Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed and Official Classes".
- "King's Collections : Archive Catalogues : Military Archives". kcl.ac.uk.
- He became [[commanding Officer]] of 6th Battalion [[King's African Rifles]] in [[Tanganyika (territory). CB]] in 1969{{London Gazette. (14 June 1969)
- "Major-General Robert Bernard Penfold CB LVO". The Telegraph.
- "PENFOLD, Maj.-Gen. Robert Bernard", ''Who's Who 2013''. London: A. & C. Black, 2012, p.1792.
- "Ribbon-cutting Ceremony, Arch Gate, Penfold Park, 1980". HK Memory.
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