married Kathleen Bellamy and they had four children, Adrian, Frances, Jenny and Stephen. Honours Honoured many times throughout his career, he was given an OBE in 1942, a CBE in 1950, a KBE in 1955, and finally a KCMG in 1960. Other honours include a Legion of Merit and a Croix de Guerre. Death He died after a long illness at his home from intestinal cancer, "The Leat" in Burpham, near Arundel in Sussex, on 21 February 1993; his wife, Kathleen, survived him. References Further reading Bower, Tom The Perfect English Spy: Sir Dick White and the Secret War 1935–90, William Heinemann, 1995. External links British Army Officers 1939−1945 </ref> 1906 births 1993 deaths Cold War MI6 chiefs Directors General of MI5 Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire People educated at Bishop's Stortford College People from Tonbridge Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford British Army brigadiers Military personnel from Kent Intelligence Corps officers British Army personnel of World War II