Derek Vernon Boddington, born in Ootacamund
(BMH Wellington), Tamil Nadu, India on 6th December
1932, first of four sons to Thomas Boddington and
Dorothy May Ingram. Primary Schooling: various Army
Junior and Prep schools, Bangalore, Quetta, Peshawar,
Nowshera and Karachi. Secondary Schools: Lawrence
School Ghora Gali 1940-1941. The Lawrence Royal
Military School, Sanawar 1942-1947. Left India with
family on repatriation to UK, (TSS 'Empire Ken',
ex Karachi, Pakistan), October 1949. Enlisted UK
regular Army (Royal Signals) March 1950. Married
1952, (wife Beryl Green, born Port Talbot, Monmouthshire,
Wales). Saw service in Malta, Malaya, Borneo, West
Germany, Berlin, Belgium and UK. Commissioned 1971;
Signal Officer staff appointments: Northern Army
Group (NATO), Berlin (Allied Staff), Belgium (SHAPE)
and MOD (UK). Retired from the UK Army in 1985 and joined the Government Communications
Bureau of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, (FCO).
Retired from Civil Service 1996. Widowed 1999.
Children: three daughters, five grandchildren and,
(to date) one great grandson. Currently living and
bumbling along in Blandford Forum, Dorset, England.
Hobbies and Interests: Photography, Natural History,
Family History, Gardening,
Web Design and management of this and two other
websites.
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Derek Boddington.
Blandford, Dorset, UK.
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