Bidspirit auction | Falklands Gen Peter de la

Falklands Gen Peter de la Billiere, Rex Hunt signed 1984 Greenwich Meridian FDC. With both their official Falklands cachets. Uncatalogued FPO CDS postmark. Sir Rex Masterman Hunt, CMG (29 June 1926 - 11 November 2012) was a British Government diplomat and colonial administrator. He was Governor, Commander-in-Chief, and Vice Admiral of the Falkland Islands (and concurrently High Commissioner of the British Antarctic Territory) between 1980 and September 1985. During the 1982 invasion of the Falkland Islands, he was taken prisoner and temporarily removed from the Falklands, before returning after the successful re-capturing of the islands to serve the rest of his term. General Sir Peter Edgar de la Cour de la Billiere, KCB, KBE, DSO, MC and Bar, DL (born 29 April 1934) is a former British Army officer who was Director SAS during the Iranian Embassy siege, and Commander-in-Chief of the British forces in Operation Granby during the Gulf War. He was also responsible during the Falklands War for planning Operation Mikado. Good condition. Part of Single Vendor collection. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.