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{{Short description|British Army general}}
{{for|the British X-ray crystallographer|Arthur Lindo Patterson}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox military person
| name =Arthur Patterson
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = 24 July 1917<ref name="death">''England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007''</ref>
| death_date = 27 May 1996 (aged 78)<ref>''UK, Burial and Cremation Index, 1576-2014''</ref>
| placeofburial_label =
| placeofburial =
| birth_place = British India
| death_place =[[Tunbridge Wells]], Kent
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| nickname =
| allegiance ={{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[United Kingdom]]
| branch =[[Image:Flag of the British Army.svg|23px]] [[British Army]]
| serviceyears =1938–1972
| rank =[[Major General]]
| unit =
| commands =[[17th Gurkha Division]]
| battles =[[World War II]] [[Malayan Emergency]] [[Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation]]
| awards =[[Companion of the Order of the Bath]] [[Distinguished Service Order]] [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] [[Military Cross]]
| relations =
| laterwork =
}}
[[Major-General]] '''Arthur Gordon Patterson''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|CB|DSO|OBE|MC}} (24 July 1917 – 27 May 1996) was a [[British Army]] officer who commanded [[17th Gurkha Division]].

==Military career==
Patterson was born in British India, the son of Arthur Abbey Patterson of the Indian Civil Service, and educated at [[Tonbridge School]], Kent.<ref>{{cite book |title=Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage |date=1973 |publisher=Kelly's Directories |page=2900 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0SIMAQAAMAAJ |language=en}}</ref> He was [[Commissioned officer|commissioned]] into the [[British Indian Army]] in 1938.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=34477|page=589|date=28 January 1938}}</ref> He served in [[World War II]] with the [[6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles|6th Gurkha Rifles]] being awarded the [[Military Cross]] for his exploits in [[Burma]] in May 1945.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=37091|supp=y|page=2651|date=24 May 1945}}</ref> In 1951 he was deployed to [[Federation of Malaya|Malaya]] at the height of the [[Malayan Emergency]] for which he was appointed [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=39361|supp=y|page=5431|date=19 October 1951}}</ref> He was later given command of a battalion of his Regiment and appointed OBE for further service in Malaya.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=42237|supp=y|page=8941|date=27 December 1960}}</ref> In 1964, as a [[Brigadier|temporary Brigadier]] during the [[Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation]], he took part in the response to the [[Brunei Revolt]] rounding up escaped rebel leaders in the swamps and jungles over a wide area of [[North Borneo]] for which he was awarded the [[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=43244|supp=y|page=1343|date=11 February 1964}}</ref> He was appointed [[General Officer Commanding]] [[17th Gurkha Division]] in December 1965 and Director of Military Training in June 1969 before retiring in 1972.<ref>[http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf Army Commands] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705211343/http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf |date=5 July 2015 }}</ref>

He was given the Colonelcy of the [[6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles]] from 1969 to 1974.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://regiments.org/regiments/southasia/gurkha/06GR.htm| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070101204744/http://regiments.org/regiments/southasia/gurkha/06GR.htm| url-status=dead| archive-date=1 January 2007|title=6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles|publisher= regiments.org|accessdate=9 January 2017}}</ref>

==References==
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{{s-bef|before=[[Peter Hunt (British Army officer)|Peter Hunt]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[17th Gurkha Division|General Officer Commanding 17th Gurkha Division]]|years=1965–1969}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Derek Horsford]]}}
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[[Category:1917 births]]
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[[Category:Military personnel of British India]]
[[Category:British Army generals]]
[[Category:Companions of the Order of the Bath]]
[[Category:Companions of the Distinguished Service Order]]
[[Category:Officers of the Order of the British Empire]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Military Cross]]
[[Category:Indian Army personnel of World War II]]
[[Category:British Army personnel of the Malayan Emergency]]
[[Category:British Army personnel of the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation]]
[[Category:British Indian Army officers]]
[[Category:People educated at Tonbridge School]]

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