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Major General Kenneth Godfrey Exham was 'Colonel of the Regiment' of the Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) from 1923 to 1944, followed by further senior British Army staffing roles, including Commander of 56th Infantry Brigade (British Army of the Rhine), Chief of Staff of HQ Western Command, Deputy Director of Military Training at the War Office & ADC (Aide-de-Camp) to King George VI and to Queen Elizabeth II.

Education
Radley College, followed by Royal Military College, Sandhurst

Military career
Commissioned from the Royal Military College as a 2nd Lieutenant in to The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) on the 30th August 1923, he was promoted Lieutenant on the 30th August 1925.

He was seconded for service under the Colonial Office on the 30th April 1931 and on the 29th May made Adjutant of the Straits Settlement Volunteer Force (Malacca Vol. Corps.) and granted the local rank of Captain. He held this position for the next 3 years, until 26th August 1934.

He was promoted to the substantive rank of Captain on the 4th April 1935.

On the 21st January 1939 he was appointed to a staff position as G.S.O. 3 at Aldershot Command & was an Instructor, Staff College, in 1940.

He was Head of Army Section, British Military Mission to Moscow, Russia 1941-1943. When Germany invaded Russia in 1941, his role was to liaise with the Soviet military, including three months in Archangel, arranging receipt of the first consignment of lend-lease equipment, the beginning of the Arctic convoys of World War II.

This was followed by a period as a Battalion Commander with the Duke of Wellington's Regiment in 1943.

As Lieutenant-Colonel he took command of the 9th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment in October 1943, a position he held until May 1944, commanding the 6th Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers for the remainder of 1944.

During WW2 he was award the Distinguish Service Order (D.S.O.) - London Gazette 12th April 1945). He was also mentioned in despatches.

He was appointed to command the 56th Infantry Brigade on the 14th August 1945.

After the war, during 1946-1947, he Commanded the 151st Infantry Brigade, Territorial Army, followed by a position as Deputy Director, Military Training, during 1948-1951.

On the 1st January 1953 he was appointed Chief of Staff, Headquarters, Western Command, until 9th January 1956. Promoted to the substantive rank of Major-General on the 29th November 1953.

The day following his promotion, on 30th November 1953, he was appointed Aide-de-Camp to the Queen. Subsequently, he was awarded the Order of Bath (C.B.) in the Queen's 1954 Birthday Honours on the 10th June 1954.

Further, on the 24th February 1956, appointed General Officer Commanding, Nigeria District; Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria)

On the 1st November 1957 he was appointed Colonel of The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) a position he held until 1965.

On the 1st April 1958 he continued the secondment with the Nigerian Military Forces as General Officer Commanding, a position held for a year until 13th June 1959.

Major-General Exham finally retired from the army, on account of disability, on the 10th October 1959.

Personal
He married Joan Eleanor Stewart Hamilton (05.10.1901-12.1995) in 1927. There were no children.

His brother, Robert Kenah Exham CB, CBE, OBE, MC, also became a Major General in the British Army.

His parents were Colonel Frank Simeon Exham, DSO, RAOC (1875-1951) & Frances Mary Brody (1881-1968).