General Sir Anthony Stephen Jeremy Blacker, KCB, CBE (6 May 1939 – 17 March 2005) was a senior British Army officer who served as Master-General of the Ordnance from 1991 to 1995.
Sir Jeremy Blacker | |
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| Born | 6 May 1939 |
| Died | 17 March 2005 (aged 65) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Years of service | 1959–1995 |
| Rank | General |
| Service number | 461374 |
| Unit | Royal Tank Regiment |
| Commands held | 11th Armoured Brigade 1st Royal Tank Regiment |
| Battles/wars | Operation Banner |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Military career
editEducated at Sherborne School, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Blacker was commissioned into the Royal Tank Regiment in 1959.[1] He was deployed to Northern Ireland in 1974 at the height of the Troubles.[1]
In 1979 Blacker was appointed commanding officer of 1st Royal Tank Regiment and in 1981 he became Director of Studies at the Royal Military College of Science.[1] In 1982 he was appointed commander of the 11th Armoured Brigade in Germany and then in 1985 he became Principal Staff Officer to the Chief of Defence Staff.[1] In 1987 he returned to the Royal Military College of Science as commandant and in 1989 he became Assistant Chief of Defence Staff.[1] In 1991 he was appointed Master-General of the Ordnance; in this role he managed the introduction of the AS-90 self-propelled gun.[2] He retired in 1995.[1]
Blacker was also Colonel Commandant of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, of the Royal Tank Regiment and of the Royal Armoured Corps.[1]
Family
editIn 1973 Blacker married Julia Mary Trew and together they went on to have two daughters.[1]
His aunt was the painter, Elva Blacker.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h Obituary: General Sir Jeremy Blacker The Times, 22 March 2005
- ^ "Hansard, 23 February 1995". Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
- ^ "Artist's work should be seen". News Shopper. 31 July 2002. Retrieved 15 September 2020.