Colonel Christopher John Pickup LVO OBE (born August 1942) is a retired British Army officer who was chief of staff and regimental colonel of the Army Air Corps. He was later secretary of the Royal Warrant Holders Association and was made a lieutenant (LVO) of the Royal Victorian Order in the 2007 New Year Honours.
Christopher John Pickup | |
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Early life
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Pickup was born in August 1942 and educated at Abingdon School.
Army career
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Pickup served in the British Army from 1960 to 1994 mainly as a helicopter pilot with the Army Air Corps. In 1984 he was awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE).[1] He became chief of staff and regimental colonel Army Air Corps, a position which he relinquished in 1992. He was replaced by Colonel William McMahon.[2] He is a former director of The Museum of Army Flying.[3]
Civilian life
editPickup was secretary of the Royal Warrant Holders Association from 1996 to 2007.[4] He was made a lieutenant (LVO) of the Royal Victorian Order in the 2007 New Year Honours.[5]
See also
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edit- ^ "Honours and Awards" (PDF). The Gazette.
- ^ Court Circular. The Independent, 11 December 1992. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ^ Christopher John PICKUP. Companies House. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ^ Team Profiles. Harold Benjamin Solicitors. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ^ "LVO". The Times, 30 December 2006, p. 51.