Richard Worsley

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General

Sir Richard Worsley

GCB OBE
Born(1923-05-29)29 May 1923
Ballywalter, County Down, Northern Ireland
Died23 February 2013(2013-02-23) (aged 89)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchBritish Army
Service years1942–1982
RankGeneral
UnitRifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own)
Commands1st (British) Corps
3rd Division
7th Armoured Brigade
1st The Royal Dragoons
ConflictsSecond World War
Malayan Emergency
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
SpousesSarah Anne Mitchell
Caroline Carnegie, Duchess of Fife
RelationsHenry Worsley (son)

General Sir Richard Edward Worsley, GCB, OBE (29 May 1923 – 23 February 2013) was a senior British Army officer who fought in the Second World War and later commanded 1st (British) Corps.

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