Richard Keith-Jones Explained

Richard Keith-Jones
Birth Date:6 December 1913
Birth Place:Dehra Dun, British India
Death Date:26 May 1992 (aged 78)
Allegiance:United Kingdom
Servicenumber:62519
Rank:Major-General
Branch:British Army
Commands:4th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery
50th (Northumbrian) Division/District
Unit:Royal Artillery
Battles: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 (1913–1992) was a British Army officer.

Military career

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

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

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 and a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1968 New Year Honours.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Maj-Gen Richard Keith-Jones . 29 May 2024 . The Times . 64348 . Times Digital Archive . 2 June 1992 . subscription.
  2. Web site: British Army officer histories. Unit Histories. 2021-12-28.
  3. Web site: Army Commands. 3 June 2020.