Ian Baker (British Army officer)

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.

Ian Baker
Born	26 November 1927
Died	28 July 2005
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	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

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

1. Obituary: Major General Ian Baker The Times, 4 August 2005
2. Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
3. Army Commands Archived 5 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine

Military offices
Preceded by Henry Roper	Assistant Chief of the General Staff 1978–1980	Succeeded by Sir Maurice Johnston
Preceded by Henry Woods	General Officer Commanding North East District 1980–1982	Succeeded by Patrick Palmer