Christopher Andrew Joll (16 October 1948 – 18 April 2024) was a British military historian, author and military event organiser best known for managing the British Military Tournament.[1][2][3] His books include a fifteen volume series of historical action-adventure stories, The Speedicut Papers & The Speedicut Memoirs, published by AuthorHouse;[4] Uniquely British: A Year in the Life of the Household Cavalry (2012) published by Tricorn Books; The Drum Horse in the Fountain & Other Tales of the Heroes & Rogues in the Guards (2018); and Spoils of War: The Treasures, Trophies & Trivia of the British Empire (2019); Black Ice: The Memoirs of Corie Mapp (2021); The Imperial Impresario: The Treasures, Trophies & Trivia of Napoleon's Theatre of Power (2021) - all published by Nine Elms Books. He was also a regular contributor to Britain at War magazine.
Christopher Joll | |
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| Born | Christopher Andrew Joll 16 October 1948 Marylebone, London, England |
| Died | 18 April 2024 (aged 75) |
| Occupation | Military historian, author |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Oundle School |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Oxford |
| Notable works | Uniquely British: A Year in the life of the Household Cavalry, with a Foreword by HM The Queen |
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Joll was educated at Trinity College, Oxford and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, and served for seven years as an officer in The Life Guards,[5] including four tours of duty in Northern Ireland.
Joll devised and managed Royal and Military pageants for charities including the Household Cavalry Pageant;[6] the Royal Hospital Chelsea Pageant;[7] and the Gurkha 200 Pageant. He was the Regimental Historian of the Household Cavalry, a Trustee of the Museum Prize Trust, and a guest speaker for Viking Cruises and Noble Caledonia.
Between 2001 and 2013 he and his partner were responsible for restoring Sham Castle, an 18th-century gothic folly in Shropshire.[8]
Joll died on 18 April 2024, at the age of 75.[9]
References
edit- ^ Tweedie, Neil. "The British Military Tournament: A pageant on Anglo-US relations". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Wellington College girls to join field gun run team". BBC Berkshire. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Jo Good and Simon Lederman". BBC Radio London. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Between the Covers". The Independent. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "London Gazette, 28th January 1969". The London Gazette. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Household Cavalry prepare for pageant". Horse and Hound. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Cavalry comes to rescue at Chelsea hospital pageant". Evening Standard. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ Wallis Simons, Jake. "In praise of follies". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Christopher Joll, military historian, event organiser and expert on uniforms and insignia – obituary". The Telegraph. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
