Richard Keightley

Major-General Richard Charles Keightley CB CStJ (born 2 July 1933) is a former British Army officer who became Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.

Richard Keightley
Born	2 July 1933
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1953 - 1987
Rank	Major-General
Commands held	Western District RMA Sandhurst
Battles/wars	Suez Crisis
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath

Military career

Born the son of General Sir Charles Keightley and educated at Marlborough College and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Richard Keightley was commissioned into the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards in 1953.[1] He took part in the Suez Crisis in 1956.[1] He was appointed Commander Task Force E in 1978, General Officer Commanding Western District in 1982 and Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in 1983 before retiring in 1987.[1]

He was Colonel of the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards from 1986 to 1991.[2][3]

Family

In 1958 he married Caroline Rosemary Butler; they have three daughters.[4]

References

1. Debrett's People of Today 1994
2. "5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 27 February 2007. Retrieved 6 August 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
3. "5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards". National Army Museum. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
4. The Peerage.com

Military offices
Preceded by Anthony Ward-Booth	General Officer Commanding Western District 1982–1983	Succeeded by Brendan McGuinness
Preceded by Geoffrey Howlett	Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst 1983–1987	Succeeded by Simon Cooper