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John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton

1896 - 1989

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Field Marshal Allan Francis Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton, (10 February 1896 – 20 January 1989), known as John Harding, was a senior British Army officer who fought in both the First World War and the Second World War, served in the Malayan Emergency, and later advised the British government on the response to the Mau Mau Uprising. He also served as Chief of the Imperial General Staff (CIGS), the professional head of the British Army, and was Governor of Cyprus from 1955 to 1957 during the Cyprus Emergency. His administration of Cyprus was controversial for its authoritarian treatment of suspected insurgents and civilians. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton is the 1,873rd most popular military personnel (up from 1,905th in 2019), the 4,438th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,554th in 2019) and the 108th most popular British Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton ranks 1,873 out of 2,058. Before him are Israel Putnam, Herbert Plumer, 1st Viscount Plumer, Michael Mullen, Adasi, Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough, and Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton. After him are Franz Sigel, Isaac Brock, Michael von Kienmayer, Oliver Leese, Rudolf Stöger-Steiner von Steinstätten, and Robert L. Eichelberger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton ranks 234. Before him are Esteban Canal, Ralph Bagnold, Charles Pahud de Mortanges, Virgil Thomson, Miles Dempsey, and Ramón Eguiazábal. After him are Blanche Sweet, Jack Pickford, Simon Barere, Albert Ball, Horacio Muñoz, and Samuel Mosberg. Among people deceased in 1989, John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton ranks 247. Before him are Virgil Thomson, Hemanta Mukherjee, György Kulin, Asbjørn Ruud, Birago Diop, and Duncan Gregg. After him are John Ogdon, Franco Luambo, Erik Almgren, Édouard Candeveau, George Coulouris, and Hilda Strike.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton ranks 4,439 out of 8,785. Before him are James Bowen (1979), Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton (1663), Joanne Harris (1964), Boyd Alexander (1873), Bruce Payne (1957), and Richard Doll (1912). After him are Charlie Cox (1982), Henry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter (1430), John Blackley (1948), William Tenn (1920), Hector Boece (1465), and Val McDermid (1955).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton ranks 108. Before him are Christopher Cradock (1862), George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan (1800), Miles Dempsey (1896), Boston Corbett (1832), Herbert Plumer, 1st Viscount Plumer (1857), and Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton (1663). After him are Oliver Leese (1894), Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy (1862), George Milne, 1st Baron Milne (1866), John André (1750), Reginald Wingate (1861), and Albert Ball (1896).

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