Peter Sibbald

Major-General Peter Frank Aubrey Sibbald CB OBE (born 24 March 1928) is a former British Army officer.

Peter Sibbald
Born24 March 1928
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
RankMajor-General
Commands held51st Gurkha Infantry Brigade
North West District
Battles/warsMalayan Emergency
Korean War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Military career

Educated at Haileybury, Sibbald was commissioned into the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry in 1948 and saw action during the Malayan Emergency and the Korean War.[1] He became commanding officer of a battalion of The Light Infantry in 1968.[1] He became Commander of 51st Gurkha Infantry Brigade in Hong Kong in 1972, Divisional Brigadier, Light Division in 1975 and General Officer Commanding North West District in 1977.[2] His last appointment was as Director of Infantry in 1980 before retiring in 1983.[2]

He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1982 New Year Honours.[3]

In 1958 he married Margaret Maureen Entwistle; they had one son and one daughter.[1]

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References
  1. Debrett's People of Today 1994. ISBN 978-1870520195.
  2. "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  3. "No. 48837". The London Gazette. 30 December 1981. p. 2.
Military offices
Preceded by
Keith McQueen		 General Officer Commanding North West District
1977–1980		 Succeeded by
Michael Hicks
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