Richard Keith-Jones
Richard Keith-Jones | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 December 1913 Dehra Dun, British India |
| Died | 26 May 1992 (aged 78) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Service number | 62519 |
| Unit | Royal Artillery |
| Commands | 4th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery 50th (Northumbrian) Division/District |
| Battles / wars | Second World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Member of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross |
Major-General Richard Keith-Jones CB, MBE, MC (1913–1992) was a British Army officer.
Military career
[edit]Keith-Jones was educated at Clifton College.[1] He was commissioned into the Royal Artillery on 1 February 1934.[2] He saw action in the Italian campaign during the Second World War, for which he was awarded the Military Cross.[3][4]
After the war he became a GSO2 instructor at the Staff College, Camberley, from September 1949 until December 1951,[4] Commander, Royal Artillery (CRA) for 17th Gurkha Division in July 1957 and General Officer Commanding 50th (Northumbrian) Division/District of the Territorial Army in March 1964 before retiring in July 1966.[5][4]
During the 1950s, Keith-Jones was a military assistant to Field Marshal Montgomery as part of his NATO staff. Keith-Jones became the second commandant of the Joint Warfare Establishment in 1966.[1]
He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 1947 Birthday Honours[6] and a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1968 New Year Honours.[7][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Maj-Gen Richard Keith-Jones". The Times. No. 64348. 2 June 1992. Retrieved 29 May 2024 – via Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "No. 34020". The London Gazette. 2 February 1934. p. 753.
- ^ "No. 36456". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 April 1944. p. 1587.
- ^ a b c d "British Army officer histories". Unit Histories. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "No. 37977". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 June 1947. p. 2580.
- ^ "No. 44484". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1967. p. 3.
External links
[edit]- 1913 births
- 1992 deaths
- British Army major generals
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Members of the Order of the British Empire
- Recipients of the Military Cross
- Royal Artillery officers
- Academics of the Staff College, Camberley
- Graduates of the Royal College of Defence Studies
- People educated at Clifton College
- Graduates of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich
- British Army personnel of World War II
- Military personnel of British India