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Appendix B

Biographical Notes of

Deputy Commander/Chief of staff British Forces Hong Kong

Brigadier C.J.A. Razerbeck CB

Commissioned in 1965 into the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment serving in a variety of troop leader appointments from 1965

1970 in both UK and BAOR. In 1970 he joined the Parachute Squadron Royal Armoured corps as the Air Adjutant/Operations Officer serving in UK with tours in

Northern Ireland. He was GSO 3 Ops 20th Armoured Brigade from 1972 until attending the Army staff course at Camberley in 1975. After Camberley he was appointed DAA & QMG 12 Mechanised Brigade when restructuring as a Task Force.

From 1978 until 1980 he commanded a Chieftain squadron with 4th Royal Tank Regiment in Munster. Subsequent to this he was appointed to MOD as DAAG (0) AG 1982 he became a member of the Directing Staff of the staff College where he remained until assuming command the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment in December 1984 in Fallingbostel.

Не was ACOS G3 TD CD OR 1 (BR) Corps from

17.

of

In

1987 to 1988.

Brigadier Hammerbeck took command of 4th Armoured Brigade, based in Munster, in April 1990 and commanded the brigade in the Gulf. He was made a Companion of the Bath services during the war. He arrives in Hong Kong has assumed the appointment of Deputy Staff British Forces Hong Kong in June

for his

in June 1992 and Commander/Chier of

1993.

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