Peter Gillett Explained

Sir Peter Gillett
Birth Date:8 December 1913
Death Date:4 July 1989
Death Place:Windsor Castle
Allegiance:United Kingdom
Branch:British Army
Servicenumber:61527
Rank:Major-General
Commands:48th (South Midland) Division/District
West Midlands District
Battles:Second World War
Awards:Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Major-General Sir Peter Bernard Gillett, (8 December 1913 – 4 July 1989) was a British Army officer.

Military career

Gillett was commissioned into the Royal Artillery on 1 February 1934. After serving in the rank of captain in the Second World War, he became Commander, Royal Artillery for 3rd Infantry Division in December 1959, Chief of Staff at Eastern Command in December 1962 and General Officer Commanding 48th (South Midland) Division/District of the Territorial Army in April 1965.[1] His last appointment was as General Officer Commanding West Midlands District in April 1967 before retiring in April 1968.[1]

In retirement he served as Secretary of the Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood from 1968 to 1979 and then as Deputy Constable and Lieutenant-Governor of Windsor Castle from 1978 to 1989.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Army Commands. 7 June 2020.
  2. Web site: Report of the Society of the Friends of St George's and the Descendants of the Knights of the Garter. St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. 8 June 2020. 424.