Lieutenant-General Sir Jeremy Calcott Reilly KCB DSO (7 April 1934 – 1 January 2017) was a British Army officer who commanded 4th Armoured Division.
Sir Jeremy Reilly | |
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| Birth name | Jeremy Calcott Reilly |
| Born | 7 April 1934 |
| Died | 1 January 2017 (aged 82) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1954–1989 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Commands held | 2nd Bn Royal Regiment of Fusiliers 6th Field force and UK Mobile Force 4th Armoured Division |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order |
Military career edit
Educated at Uppingham School[1] and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Reilly was commissioned into the Royal Warwickshire Regiment in 1954.[2] He was given command of the 2nd Battalion Royal Regiment of Fusiliers in 1971.[2] He was appointed an instructor at the Staff College, Camberley in 1974, Commander of 6th Field Force and the UK Mobile Force in 1979 and General Officer Commanding 4th Armoured Division in 1981.[2] He went on to lead the Directorate of Business Delivery at the Ministry of Defence in 1983, to become Assistant Chief of Defence Staff at the Ministry of Defence in 1985 and to be Commander for Training and Arms Directors in 1986 before he retired in 1989.[2]
Personal life edit
In 1960 he married Julia Elizabeth Forrester; they had three daughters.[2] He died on 1 January 2017 at the age of 82.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Old Uppinghamian, Issue 30, 2010/11".[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d e Debrett's People of Today 1994
- ^ "Lieutenant-General Sir Jeremy Reilly". The Times. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.