Major-General FAH Ling CB CBE DSO DL

Commanded 2/5^th Bn The Queen's Royal Regiment from December 1943 to December 1944 and the 5^th Battalion from March 1954 to March 1957.

Fergus Alan Humphrey Ling was. born on 5^th August 1914 and educated at Stowe School and the RMC Sandhurst.

He was commissioned in The Queen's Royal Regiment in December 1934 and served with the 2^nd Battalion until 1936 when he was posted to the 1^st Battalion in India where he was Intelligence Officer. He later became Station Staff Officer and Staff Captain Allahabad Brigade Area.

On leave in England in 1939 he was mobilised as adjutant of 165 OCTU. In August 1940 he joined the 2/5^th Battalion. He was second-in command at Salerno and commanded the Battalion from December 1943 to December 1944 when he attended the Staff College. He was awarded the DSO for his fine leadership of the Battalion in Italy.

In 1945-46 he was GSO I (Ops) GHQ Middle East and after another appointment commanded the Depot.

In 1951-53 he was a member of the Directing Staff at the Staff College, Camberley. In March 1954 he was appointed to command the 5^th Battalion and from 1957-58 was Assistant Military Secretary at the War Office. He then commanded the 148^th North Midland Brigade (TA) from 1958-61. From 1961-65 he was DAG HQ BAOR and from 1965-67 was GOC 54^th (East Anglian) Division/District and Commander East Anglian District from 1967-68 and Eastern District from 1968-69.

He retired from the Army on 1^st March 1969. He was Deputy Colonel of The Queen's Regiment (Queen's Surreys) from 1969 to 1973 and Colonel of The Queen's Regiment from 1973 to 1977. He was made a CBE in 1964 and a CB in 1968.

In retirement Fergus Ling was also Vice Chairman and Chairman S E TAVR Association and Vice Lord Lieutenant of Surrey from October 1973 to 1^st January 1983.

He died on 7^th May 1995

Medals of Major General FAH Ling CB CBE DSO DL

 

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