Ian Baker (British Army officer)
Ian Baker | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 November 1927 |
| Died | 28 July 2005 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1948-1982 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands held | 1st Royal Tank Regiment 7th Armoured Brigade North East District |
| Battles/wars | Malayan Emergency |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Major-General Ian Helstrip Baker CBE (26 November 1927 – 28 July 2005) was a British Army officer who became Assistant Chief of the General Staff.
Military career[]
Educated at St Peter's School, York, and St Edmund Hall, Oxford,[1] Baker was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1948.[2] He served in Malaya from 1960 to 1962 during the Malayan Emergency.[2] He was appointed commanding officer of 1st Royal Tank Regiment in 1967, Commander of 7th Armoured Brigade in 1972 and Assistant Chief of the General Staff[3] in 1978.[2] He went on to be General Officer Commanding North East District in 1980 before retiring in 1982.[1] He was also Colonel Commandant of the Royal Tank Regiment from 1981 to 1986.[2]
In retirement he became Secretary and Head of Administration at University College London.[1]
Family[]
In 1956 he married Susan (Sally) Lock; they had two sons and a daughter.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Obituary: Major General Ian Baker The Times, 4 August 2005
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ^ Army Commands Archived 5 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- 1927 births
- 2005 deaths
- British Army generals
- People educated at St Peter's School, York
- Alumni of St Edmund Hall, Oxford
- Royal Artillery officers
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- British Army personnel of the Malayan Emergency