Richard Keith-Jones

Major-General Richard Keith-Jones CB, MBE, MC (1913–1992) was a British Army officer.

Richard Keith-Jones
Born1913
Died1992
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
RankMajor-General
Commands held50th (Northumbrian) Division/District
Battles/warsSecond World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Member of the Order of the British Empire
Military Cross

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] After the war he became Commander Royal Artillery 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]

He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 1947 Birthday Honours[4] and a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1968 New Year Honours.[5]

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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. "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  4. "No. 37977". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 June 1947. p. 2580.
  5. "No. 44484". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1967. p. 3.
Military offices
Preceded by
Antony Read		 GOC 50th (Northumbrian) Division/District
1964–1966		 Succeeded by
Derek Horsford
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