Richard Keith-Jones

British Army general

Richard Keith-Jones

Born| 6 December 1913
Dehra Dun, British India
Died| 26 May 1992 (aged 78)
Allegiance| United Kingdom
Service/branch| British Army
Rank| Major-General
Service number| 62519
Unit| Royal Artillery
Commands| 4th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery
50th (Northumbrian) Division/District
Battles/wars| 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 CB, MBE, MC (1913–1992) was a British Army officer.

## Military career

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Keith-Jones was educated at Clifton College.[1] He was commissioned into the Royal Artillery on 1 February 1934.[2] He saw action in the Italian campaign during the Second World War, for which he was awarded the Military Cross.[3][4]

After the war he became a GSO2 instructor at the Staff College, Camberley, from September 1949 until December 1951,[4] 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.[5][4]

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[6] and a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1968 New Year Honours.[7][4]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Maj-Gen Richard Keith-Jones". The Times. No. 64348\. 2 June 1992. Retrieved 29 May 2024 - via Times Digital Archive.
2. ^ "No. 34020". The London Gazette. 2 February 1934. p. 753.
3. ^ "No. 36456". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 April 1944. p. 1587.
4. ^ a b c d "British Army officer histories". Unit Histories. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
5. ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 3 June 2020.
6. ^ "No. 37977". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 June 1947. p. 2580.
7. ^ "No. 44484". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1967. p. 3.

## External links

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* British Army Officers 1939−1945

Military offices

Preceded by

Antony Read

|  GOC 50th (Northumbrian) Division/District
1964–1966  | Succeeded by

Derek Horsford