Autographs of Kenneth Darling
General Sir Kenneth Thomas Darling GBE, KCB, DSO (17 September 1909 – 31 October 1998) was a senior British Army officer who after serving with distinction during the Second World War was Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C) of Allied Forces Northern Europe 1967–69.
Darling was born in British India, the eldest son of George Kenneth Darling (1879–1964) of the Indian Civil Service and his wife Mabel Eleanor, née Burgess (d. 1952). His younger brother, the future Major General Douglas Darling (1914–1978), was also to become a distinguished soldier.
Upon being sent to England, Kenneth Darling was educated at Eton College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, where he was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the Royal Fusiliers on 29 August 1929. He served with the 2nd Battalion of his regiment, in the United Kingdom, before serving with the 1st Battalion in India for eight years, from 1930 to 1938. He was promoted to lieutenant on 29 August 1932, and captain on 1 August 1938.
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Traded items with a signature of Kenneth Darling
The most expensive item with a signature of Kenneth Darling (D-DAY 6TH AIRBORNE/PARACHUTE REG. SIGNED BOOKPLATE SIR KENNETH DARLING DSO) was sold in July 2023 for £10.50 while the cheapest item (JS50/45/8 GENERAL SIR KENNETH DARLING SIGNED THE ADVANCE TO THE ELBE COVER) found a new owner for £0.99 in June 2020. The month with the most items sold (2) was March 2014 with an average selling price of £6.47 for an autographed item of Kenneth Darling. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2023 with £10.50 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was February 2015. In average, an autographed item from Kenneth Darling is worth £5.24.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Kenneth Darling were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
![]() | AC95c Final Operations WW11 Europe Signed General Sir Kenneth Darling 6th Airbor | £5.95 | ![]() |
![]() | D-DAY 6TH AIRBORNE SIGNED BOOKPLATE SIR KENNETH DARLING DSO | £9.38 | ![]() |
![]() | D-DAY 6TH AIRBORNE/PARACHUTE REG. SIGNED BOOKPLATE SIR KENNETH DARLING DSO | £10.50 | ![]() |
![]() | D-DAY/NORMANDY SIGNED BOOKPLATE KENNETH DARLING DSO 6TH AIRBORNE | £5.99 | ![]() |
![]() | General SIR KENNETH DARLING Signed Final Operations WWII Europe Para RAF Cover | £9.94 | ![]() |
![]() | General SIR KENNETH DARLING Signed Final Operations WWII Europe Para RAF Cover | £9.94 | ![]() |
![]() | Para Commander SIR KENNETH DARLING GBE KCB Signed Advance to the Elbe WWII Cover | £6.94 | ![]() |
![]() | Para Commander SIR KENNETH DARLING GBE KCB Signed Advance to the Elbe WWII Cover | £6.94 | ![]() |
![]() | RAF SIGNED FIRST DAY COVER SIGNED BY GENERAL SIR KENNETH DARLING DSO | £4.20 | ![]() |
![]() | RAF SIGNED FIRST DAY COVER SIGNED BY GENERAL SIR KENNETH DARLING DSO WINNER | £1.46 | ![]() |
![]() | Signed GEN. SIR KENNETH DARLING - THE ADVANCE TO THE ELBE - WW2 COVER. | £10.00 | ![]() |
![]() | THE ADVACE TO THE ELBA 1945 SIGNED GENERAL SIR KENNETH DARLING GBE KCB,DSO | £1.25 | ![]() |
![]() | WW2 D-DAY 6TH AIRBORNE/PARACHUTE REG. SIGNED BOOKPLATE SIR KENNETH DARLING DSO | £8.00 | ![]() |
![]() | WWII D-DAY FDC PERSONAL SIGNED BY GENERAL SIR KENNETH DARLING. | £3.90 | ![]() |
![]() | “The Sky Generals” Signed WW2 Parachute Regiment General Sir Kenneth Darling | £10.08 | ![]() |





