Antony Walker
{{Short description|British Army general (1934–2023)}}
{{For|the Australian conductor|Antony Walker (conductor)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2016}}
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|birth_place= Watford, Hertfordshire, England
|death_date= {{death date and age|2023|10|13|1934|5|16|df=yes}}
|death_place= Winchester, Hampshire, England
|allegiance= United Kingdom
|branch= British Army
|serviceyears= 1954–1992
|rank= General
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|commands= 3rd Armoured Division
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|awards= Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
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General Sir Antony Kenneth Frederick Walker, {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|KCB}} (16 May 1934 – 13 October 2023) was a British Army officer who served as Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies from 1990 to 1992.
Biography
Antony Kenneth Frederick Walker was born in Watford, Hertfordshire on 16 May 1934.{{cite news |title=General Sir Antony Walker obituary |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/general-sir-antony-walker-obituary-fn0tx58jc |access-date=1 November 2023 |publisher=The Times |date=1 November 2023}} Educated at Merchant Taylors' School, Walker attended Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, and was commissioned into the Royal Tank Regiment in 1954.{{London Gazette |issue=40292 |date=5 October 1954 |supp=y |page=5630}}[http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U38543 WALKER, Gen. Sir Antony (Kenneth Frederick)], Who's Who 2016, A & C Black, 2016 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2015, retrieved 17 November 2016) He served in Northern Ireland during the Troubles and was mentioned in despatches.{{London Gazette |issue=46614 |date=24 June 1975 |page=8052}} He was appointed Commanding Officer of 1st Royal Tank Regiment in 1974 and commander of the 11th Armoured Brigade in 1978.Debrett's People of Today 1994 He went on to be General Officer Commanding 3rd Armoured Division in 1982, Chief of Staff at Headquarters UK Land Forces in 1985 and Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Commitments) at the Ministry of Defence in 1987. His last appointment was as Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies in 1990 before he retired in 1992.
Walker was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 1987 Birthday Honours.{{London Gazette |issue=50948 |supp=y |date=12 June 1987 |page=2}}
In retirement Walker was Director-General of the British Institute of Facilities Management 1998–2001, and Communications Director for Aqumen Facilities Management, then a subsidiary of Mowlem.[http://www.building.co.uk/news/finance/the-mask-of-command/1015443.article The Mask of Command], Building, 2002 He died from heart failure in Winchester on 13 October 2023, at the age of 89.{{cite news |title=Gen Sir Antony Walker KCB |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/births-marriages-and-deaths-october-23-2023-zbpdcrjn9 |access-date=23 October 2023 |publisher=The Times |date=23 October 2023}}
References
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{{s-ttl|title=General Officer Commanding the 3rd Armoured Division|years=1982–1984}}
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{{s-bef|before=Sir John Woodward}}
{{s-ttl|title=Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Commitments)|years=1987–1989}}
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{{s-bef|before=Sir Michael Armitage}}
{{s-ttl|title=Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies|years=1990–1992}}
{{s-aft|after=Sir John Coward}}
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Category:People educated at Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood
Category:Graduates of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Category:Royal Tank Regiment officers
Category:British military personnel of The Troubles (Northern Ireland)
Category:British Army generals
Category:Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath