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Ian Baker (British Army officer)

Major-General Ian Helstrip Baker CBE (26 November 1927 – 28 July 2005) was a British Army officer who became Assistant Chief of the General Staff.

Ian Baker
Born26 November 1927
Died28 July 2005
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1948-1982
RankMajor-General
Commands held1st Royal Tank Regiment
7th Armoured Brigade
North East District
Battles/warsMalayan Emergency
AwardsCommander of the Order of the British Empire

Military career edit

Educated at St Peter's School, York, and St Edmund Hall, Oxford,[1] Baker was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1948.[2] He served in Malaya from 1960 to 1962 during the Malayan Emergency.[2] He was appointed commanding officer of 1st Royal Tank Regiment in 1967, Commander of 7th Armoured Brigade in 1972 and Assistant Chief of the General Staff[3] in 1978.[2] He went on to be General Officer Commanding North East District in 1980 before retiring in 1982.[1] He was also Colonel Commandant of the Royal Tank Regiment from 1981 to 1986.[2]

In retirement he became Secretary and Head of Administration at University College London.[1]

Family edit

In 1956 he married Susan (Sally) Lock; they had two sons and a daughter.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Obituary: Major General Ian Baker The Times, 4 August 2005 [dead link]
  2. ^ a b c d Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
  3. ^ Army Commands 5 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
Military offices
Preceded by Assistant Chief of the General Staff
1978–1980
Succeeded by
Preceded by General Officer Commanding North East District
1980–1982
Succeeded by

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