Military Assistant to the High Commissioner in Malaya. He then commanded the 1st Battalion of the Queen's Royal Regiment from 1957 to 1959. In the early 1960s he led 24 Infantry Brigade Group in Kenya and was then, from 1966 to 1968, General Officer Commanding (GOC), Cyprus District. From 1968 to 1969 he was GOC, Near East Land Forces and, from 1969 to 1972, president of the Regular Commissions Board. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1954 and Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1971. He wrote two books about his experiences – The Desert My Dwelling Place published by Cassell in 1957 and again by Panther Books the following year, and more recently Long Range Desert Group 1940–1945: Providence Their Guide, republished by Leo Cooper/Pen and Sword Books in 2001. Personal life He married his wife Ursula Barclay (known as Ursie) and had three sons; Michael, Piers and Christopher. References Bibliography External links British Army Officers 1939−1945 LRDG website info on David Lloyd Owen taken from his Daily Telegraph obituary Lloyd Owen, David Lanyon (Oral history) - 1987 interview by Imperial War Museum 1917 births 2001 deaths Academics of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst Graduates of the Royal College of Defence Studies British Army major generals British Army personnel of World War II British military personnel of the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine Companions of the Distinguished Service Order Companions of the Order of the Bath Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst Graduates of the Staff College, Camberley Officers of the Order of the British Empire People educated at Winchester College People from Hampton, London Queen's Royal Regiment officers Recipients of the Military Cross Long Range Desert Group personnel Military personnel from Middlesex