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Latest revision as of 14:22, 18 June 2022
Sir Peter Gillett | |
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| Born | 8 December 1913 |
| Died | 4 July 1989 Windsor Castle |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Service number | 61527 |
| Commands | 48th (South Midland) Division/District West Midlands District |
| Battles / wars | Second World War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Companion of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
Major-General Sir Peter Bernard Gillett, KCVO, CB, OBE (8 December 1913 – 4 July 1989) was a British Army officer.
Military career
[edit]Gillett was commissioned into the Royal Artillery on 1 February 1934.[1] After serving in the rank of captain in the Second World War,[2] he became Commander, Royal Artillery for 3rd Infantry Division in December 1959, Chief of Staff at Eastern Command in December 1962 and General Officer Commanding 48th (South Midland) Division/District of the Territorial Army in April 1965.[3] His last appointment was as General Officer Commanding West Midlands District in April 1967 before retiring in April 1968.[3]
In retirement he served as Secretary of the Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood from 1968 to 1979[4] and then as Deputy Constable and Lieutenant-Governor of Windsor Castle from 1978 to 1989.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "No. 34020". The London Gazette. 2 February 1934. p. 753.
- ^ "No. 35442". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 January 1942. p. 546.
- ^ a b "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ "No. 44658". The London Gazette. 20 August 1968. p. 9135.
- ^ "Report of the Society of the Friends of St George's and the Descendants of the Knights of the Garter" (PDF). St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. p. 424. Retrieved 8 June 2020.