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William Jackson (British Army officer)

January 01, 1970

For other people named William Jackson, see William Jackson (disambiguation).

General Sir William Godfrey Fothergill Jackson, GBE, KCB, MC & Bar (28 August 1917 – 12 March 1999)[1] was a British Army officer, military historian, author and Governor of Gibraltar.

General

Sir William Jackson
Sir William Jackson (left) with Sir Joshua Hassan, Chief Minister of Gibraltar (right), awaiting the arrival in Gibraltar of Charles, Prince of Wales in 1977.
Born(1917-08-28)28 August 1917
Blackpool, Lancashire
Died12 March 1999(1999-03-12) (aged 81)
Swindon, Wiltshire
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Years of service1937–1977
RankGeneral
Service number73056
UnitRoyal Engineers
Commands heldNorthern Command
Gurkha Engineers
Battles/warsSecond World War
Suez Crisis
Malayan Emergency
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Military Cross & Bar
Mentioned in Despatches

Military career edit

Educated at Shrewsbury School, the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, and King's College, Cambridge, William Jackson was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1937.[2]

He served with the British Army in the Norwegian campaign during the Second World War, where he was one of the first British officers to engage the enemy. His work in blowing up bridges as the British retreated from Lillehammer earned Jackson his first Military Cross (MC).[3] He also served in North Africa, Sicily and Italy during the war. He was twice injured by a land mine. The one at Bou Arada in Tunisia placed him in bed for four months before he joined Dwight D. Eisenhower's headquarters, where the Allied invasion of Sicily was being planned.[3] He won a Bar to his MC in 1944 at the Battle of Monte Cassino in recognition of "gallant and distinguished services",[3][4] and by the end of the war Jackson was in post as an acting major but was only formally promoted captain in August 1945,[5] having been promoted to lieutenant in 1940.[6] He was also mentioned in despatches in 1945 for his services in Italy.[7]

After the war he became a general staff officer at Headquarters Allied Land Forces, South East Asia in 1945 before moving on to be an instructor at the Staff College, Camberley in 1948. Promoted major in 1950,[8] he was an instructor at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst from 1951.[2] He was promoted brevet lieutenant colonel in 1955[9] and was appointed Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster General (Plans) at the War Office during the Suez crisis in 1956.[2] Jackson was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1957 Birthday Honours.[10] In 1958 he was promoted lieutenant colonel[11] and became Commander, Gurkha Engineers in Malaya.[3] In 1960 he was promoted full colonel[12] and in 1961 returned to the Staff College, Camberley as Colonel General Staff at the Minley Division.[2]

He was Deputy Director of Staff Duties at the War Office from 1962 and joined the Imperial Defence College in 1965[2] being promoted brigadier in March.[13] He went on to be Director of the Chief of Defence Staff's Unison Planning Staff in 1966 in the temporary rank of major-general[14] (his rank of major-general was confirmed as permanent in July 1966)[15] and Assistant Chief of the General Staff (Operational Requirements) at the Ministry of Defence in 1968.[2]

In 1970 Jackson was promoted to lieutenant-general and appointed General Officer Commanding-in-Chief for Northern Command.[16] He was knighted as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in 1971,[17] and in 1973 he became Quartermaster-General to the Forces[2] in the local rank of full general[18] with formal promotion to general coming four months later.[19] Advanced to Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire in the 1975 Birthday Honours,[20] Jackson retired from active army service in February 1977,[21] taking a post of Military Historian at the Cabinet Office from 1977 to 1978 and then becoming Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Gibraltar,[22] overseeing the colony's transition to a British dependent territory and where he was a stalwart advocate for self-determination in the territory.

Jackson retired from his post in Gibraltar in 1982 (having had his tenure extended by a year) and returned to being historian at the Cabinet Office until 1987.[3] He had held five honorary military appointments: as ADC General to the Queen (1974–1979),[3] Colonel Commandant the Royal Engineers (1971–1981), Colonel the Gurkha Engineers (1971–1976), Colonel Commandant Royal Army Ordnance Corps (1973–1976)[2][23] and Colonel of the Territorial Army Volunteer Reserve Engineer and Railway Staff Corps.[24]

Works edit

  • History of the Second World War, The Mediterranean and Middle East, vol. 6 (1984–1988; editor)
  • Attack in the West: Napoleon's First Campaign Re-read Today (1953);
  • From Fortress to Democracy: Political Biography of Sir Joshua Hassan (1995)
  • Seven Roads to Moscow (1957);
  • The Battle for Italy (1967);
  • The Battle for Rome (1969)
  • Alexander of Tunis (1972)
  • Overlord: Normandy 1944 (1978);
  • Withdrawal From Empire: A Military View (1986)
  • The Rock of the Gibraltarians: A History of Gibraltar ISBN 0838632378; (1987)
  • The Alternative Third World War, 1985–2035 (1987)
  • Britain's Defence Dilemma: An Inside View: Rethinking British Defence Policy in the Post-Imperial Era (1990)
  • The Chiefs: the Story of the United Kingdom Chiefs of Staff (1992)
  • The Pomp of Yesterday: the Defence of India and the Suez Canal (1995)
  • Britain's Triumph and Decline in the Middle East (1996)

Legacy edit

  • His name is given to a large residential estate in Gibraltar (Sir William Jackson Grove).

References edit

  1. ^ New General Catalog of Old Books and Authors
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
  3. ^ a b c d e f Arthur, Max (15 March 1999). "Obituary: General Sir William Jackson". The Independent. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  4. ^ "No. 36828". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 December 1944. p. 5609.
  5. ^ "No. 37239". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 August 1945. p. 4320.
  6. ^ "No. 34931". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 August 1940. p. 5204.
  7. ^ "No. 36886". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 January 1945. p. 320.
  8. ^ "No. 39003". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 August 1950. p. 4367.
  9. ^ "No. 40657". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 December 1955. p. 7135.
  10. ^ "No. 41089". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 June 1957. p. 3373.
  11. ^ "No. 41508". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 September 1958. p. 5955.
  12. ^ "No. 42186". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 November 1960. p. 7544.
  13. ^ "No. 43738". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 August 1965. p. 7779.
  14. ^ "No. 44038". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 June 1966. p. 7462.
  15. ^ "No. 44076". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 August 1966. p. 8825.
  16. ^ "No. 45228". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 November 1970. p. 12327.
  17. ^ "No. 45262". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1970. p. 2.
  18. ^ "No. 45886". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 January 1973. p. 1022.
  19. ^ "No. 45965". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 May 1973. p. 5460.
  20. ^ "No. 46593". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 June 1975. p. 7373.
  21. ^ "No. 47160". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 March 1977. p. 2826.
  22. ^ "No. 47567". The London Gazette. 13 June 1978. p. 7153.
  23. ^ "No. 47117". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 January 1977. p. 366.
  24. ^ "No. 47284". The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 July 1977. p. 9672.
Military offices
New title Assistant Chief of the General Staff
1968–1970 		Succeeded by
Preceded by GOC-in-C Northern Command
1970–1972 		Post disbanded
Preceded by Quartermaster-General to the Forces
1973–1977 		Succeeded by
Government offices
Preceded by Governor of Gibraltar
1978–1982 		Succeeded by

January 01, 1970
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For other people named William Jackson see William Jackson disambiguation General Sir William Godfrey Fothergill Jackson GBE KCB MC amp Bar 28 August 1917 12 March 1999 1 was a British Army officer military historian author and Governor of Gibraltar GeneralSir William JacksonSir William Jackson left with Sir Joshua Hassan Chief Minister of Gibraltar right awaiting the arrival in Gibraltar of Charles Prince of Wales in 1977 Born 1917 08 28 28 August 1917Blackpool LancashireDied12 March 1999 1999 03 12 aged 81 Swindon WiltshireAllegianceUnited KingdomService wbr branchBritish ArmyYears of service1937 1977RankGeneralService number73056UnitRoyal EngineersCommands heldNorthern CommandGurkha EngineersBattles warsSecond World WarSuez CrisisMalayan EmergencyAwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the British EmpireKnight Commander of the Order of the BathMilitary Cross amp BarMentioned in Despatches Contents 1 Military career 2 Works 3 Legacy 4 ReferencesMilitary career editEducated at Shrewsbury School the Royal Military Academy Woolwich and King s College Cambridge William Jackson was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1937 2 He served with the British Army in the Norwegian campaign during the Second World War where he was one of the first British officers to engage the enemy His work in blowing up bridges as the British retreated from Lillehammer earned Jackson his first Military Cross MC 3 He also served in North Africa Sicily and Italy during the war He was twice injured by a land mine The one at Bou Arada in Tunisia placed him in bed for four months before he joined Dwight D Eisenhower s headquarters where the Allied invasion of Sicily was being planned 3 He won a Bar to his MC in 1944 at the Battle of Monte Cassino in recognition of gallant and distinguished services 3 4 and by the end of the war Jackson was in post as an acting major but was only formally promoted captain in August 1945 5 having been promoted to lieutenant in 1940 6 He was also mentioned in despatches in 1945 for his services in Italy 7 After the war he became a general staff officer at Headquarters Allied Land Forces South East Asia in 1945 before moving on to be an instructor at the Staff College Camberley in 1948 Promoted major in 1950 8 he was an instructor at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst from 1951 2 He was promoted brevet lieutenant colonel in 1955 9 and was appointed Assistant Adjutant amp Quartermaster General Plans at the War Office during the Suez crisis in 1956 2 Jackson was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1957 Birthday Honours 10 In 1958 he was promoted lieutenant colonel 11 and became Commander Gurkha Engineers in Malaya 3 In 1960 he was promoted full colonel 12 and in 1961 returned to the Staff College Camberley as Colonel General Staff at the Minley Division 2 He was Deputy Director of Staff Duties at the War Office from 1962 and joined the Imperial Defence College in 1965 2 being promoted brigadier in March 13 He went on to be Director of the Chief of Defence Staff s Unison Planning Staff in 1966 in the temporary rank of major general 14 his rank of major general was confirmed as permanent in July 1966 15 and Assistant Chief of the General Staff Operational Requirements at the Ministry of Defence in 1968 2 In 1970 Jackson was promoted to lieutenant general and appointed General Officer Commanding in Chief for Northern Command 16 He was knighted as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in 1971 17 and in 1973 he became Quartermaster General to the Forces 2 in the local rank of full general 18 with formal promotion to general coming four months later 19 Advanced to Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire in the 1975 Birthday Honours 20 Jackson retired from active army service in February 1977 21 taking a post of Military Historian at the Cabinet Office from 1977 to 1978 and then becoming Governor and Commander in Chief of Gibraltar 22 overseeing the colony s transition to a British dependent territory and where he was a stalwart advocate for self determination in the territory Jackson retired from his post in Gibraltar in 1982 having had his tenure extended by a year and returned to being historian at the Cabinet Office until 1987 3 He had held five honorary military appointments as ADC General to the Queen 1974 1979 3 Colonel Commandant the Royal Engineers 1971 1981 Colonel the Gurkha Engineers 1971 1976 Colonel Commandant Royal Army Ordnance Corps 1973 1976 2 23 and Colonel of the Territorial Army Volunteer Reserve Engineer and Railway Staff Corps 24 Works editHistory of the Second World War The Mediterranean and Middle East vol 6 1984 1988 editor Attack in the West Napoleon s First Campaign Re read Today 1953 From Fortress to Democracy Political Biography of Sir Joshua Hassan 1995 Seven Roads to Moscow 1957 The Battle for Italy 1967 The Battle for Rome 1969 Alexander of Tunis 1972 Overlord Normandy 1944 1978 Withdrawal From Empire A Military View 1986 The Rock of the Gibraltarians A History of Gibraltar ISBN 0838632378 1987 The Alternative Third World War 1985 2035 1987 Britain s Defence Dilemma An Inside View Rethinking British Defence Policy in the Post Imperial Era 1990 The Chiefs the Story of the United Kingdom Chiefs of Staff 1992 The Pomp of Yesterday the Defence of India and the Suez Canal 1995 Britain s Triumph and Decline in the Middle East 1996 Legacy editHis name is given to a large residential estate in Gibraltar Sir William Jackson Grove References edit New General Catalog of Old Books and Authors a b c d e f g h Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives a b c d e f Arthur Max 15 March 1999 Obituary General Sir William Jackson The Independent Retrieved 3 February 2013 No 36828 The London Gazette Supplement 5 December 1944 p 5609 No 37239 The London Gazette Supplement 24 August 1945 p 4320 No 34931 The London Gazette Supplement 23 August 1940 p 5204 No 36886 The London Gazette Supplement 9 January 1945 p 320 No 39003 The London Gazette Supplement 29 August 1950 p 4367 No 40657 The London Gazette Supplement 16 December 1955 p 7135 No 41089 The London Gazette Supplement 4 June 1957 p 3373 No 41508 The London Gazette Supplement 26 September 1958 p 5955 No 42186 The London Gazette Supplement 4 November 1960 p 7544 No 43738 The London Gazette Supplement 13 August 1965 p 7779 No 44038 The London Gazette Supplement 30 June 1966 p 7462 No 44076 The London Gazette Supplement 5 August 1966 p 8825 No 45228 The London Gazette Supplement 6 November 1970 p 12327 No 45262 The London Gazette Supplement 31 December 1970 p 2 No 45886 The London Gazette Supplement 22 January 1973 p 1022 No 45965 The London Gazette Supplement 1 May 1973 p 5460 No 46593 The London Gazette Supplement 6 June 1975 p 7373 No 47160 The London Gazette Supplement 1 March 1977 p 2826 No 47567 The London Gazette 13 June 1978 p 7153 No 47117 The London Gazette Supplement 10 January 1977 p 366 No 47284 The London Gazette Supplement 25 July 1977 p 9672 Military offices New title Assistant Chief of the General Staff1968 1970 Succeeded byIan Gill Preceded bySir Cecil Blacker GOC in C Northern Command1970 1972 Post disbanded Preceded bySir Antony Read Quartermaster General to the Forces1973 1977 Succeeded bySir Patrick Howard Dobson Government offices Preceded bySir John Grandy Governor of Gibraltar1978 1982 Succeeded bySir David Williams Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Jackson British Army officer amp oldid 1221207528, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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