(340 mm x 250 mm) Given by Patrick Jackson, 1999 Like voting is closed. De la Billière was educated at St Peter's Court School, in the coastal town of Broadstairs in Kent, [3] and Harrow School at Harrow on the Hill in Middlesex. Sir Peter De La Billière (1934-), General. Sitter in 2 portraits. Into the Army. General Sir Peter Edgar de la Cour de la Billière,1 KCB, KBE, DSO, MC & Bar (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 the 1990 Gulf War. Sir Peter De La Billière. PATRON: Sir Peter de la Billière KCB, KBE, DSO, MC, MSC, DL Founder: Trudie Sheppard MBE Registered in England and Wales Charity No 1121008 Vat No: 647 0933 25 Company Limited by Guarantee No 4937256 9/12/PEP/1 1 Newent Association … by Patrick Jackson bromide fibre print, 29 January 1999 13 3/8 in. On 22 May 1941 his father was killed when his ship, HMS Fiji, was sunk by German bombers in an attack south-west of Crete. LodView is a powerful RDF viewer, IRI dereferencer and opensource SPARQL navigator He is often known by the acronym DLB. huhtikuuta 1934) on Yhdistyneen kuningaskunnan asevoimissa palvellut kenraali. x 9 7/8 in. Hän toimi komentotehtävissä esimerkiksi Special Air Servicen eli SAS:n riveissä ja brittijoukkojen komentajana Persianlahden sodassa.Billière jäi eläkkeelle asevoimista vuonna 1992 ja hän on sittemmin julkaissut esimerkiksi uraansa käsitteleviä kirjoja. Edward de la Billière Sir Peter's son, is a solicitor-advocate with the legal firm of Hill Dickinson, and has the 'rather large' brief of heading its white-collar crime and China/Far East teams as the legal adviser to the Chinese Ministry of Commerce and the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in London. An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your De La Billiere ancestors lived in harsh conditions. [2] A "Peter de la Billière" is mentioned as pupil evacuee of St Peter's Court, Kent sent to Crediton, Devon in Our Land at War by Duff Hart-Davis. Peter de la Billière was born in Plymouth, Devon, the son of Surgeon Lieutenant Commander Denis de la Billière and his wife Kitty Lawley. He's not going to sit there like a bewildered rabbit and be picked up. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. Tell us More. Explaining the importance for for military leaders to know their own limits. Spotted an error, information that is missing (a sitter’s life dates, occupation or family relationships, or a date of portrait for example) or do you know anything that we don't know? Peter de la Billière 2 followers General Sir Peter Edgar de la Cour de la Billière, KCB, KBE, DSO, MC & Bar is a former British soldier, who was Director of the United Kingdom Special Forces during the Iranian Embassy Siege and Commander-in-Chief of the British forces in the 1990 Gulf War. Peter now began to spell his name de la Billiere, a change which was made permanent in 1992. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. Peter Delacour walked through the imposing gates of Copthorne Barracks, on the morning of 2nd January, 1952. Interview with Lieutenant General Sir Peter de la Billiere, Senior British Commander But we weren't going to get Saddam Hussein. Peter's mother was moved into Graylingwell Hospital, and the family home sold, much of the furniture being packed away into store. Peter Edgar de la Billière (s.29. [4] Short lifespan might indicate that your de la Billiere, a change which was made permanent in 1992 made in... 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