Richard Keith-Jones

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Richard Keith-Jones
Born6 December 1913
Dehra Dun, British India
Died26 May 1992 (aged 78)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
RankMajor-General
Service number62519
UnitRoyal Artillery
Commands held4th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery
50th (Northumbrian) Division/District
Battles/warsSecond World War
AwardsCompanion 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[]

Keith-Jones was commissioned into the Royal Artillery on 1 February 1934.[1] He saw action in the Italian campaign during the Second World War, for which he was awarded the Military Cross.[2][3]

After the war he became a GSO2 instructor at the Staff College, Camberley, from September 1949 until December 1951,[3] 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.[4][3]

He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 1947 Birthday Honours[5] and a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1968 New Year Honours.[6][3]

References[]

  1. ^ "No. 34020". The London Gazette. 2 February 1934. p. 753.
  2. ^ "No. 36456". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 April 1944. p. 1587.
  3. ^ a b c d "British Army officer histories". Unit Histories. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  4. ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  5. ^ "No. 37977". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 June 1947. p. 2580.
  6. ^ "No. 44484". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1967. p. 3.

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Preceded by GOC 50th (Northumbrian) Division/District
1964–1966 		Succeeded by
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