Major General Jeremy Julian Joseph Phipps, CB (30 June 1942 – 16 March 2021) was a British Army officer who served as Senior British Loan Services Officer in Oman from 1993 to 1997.
Jeremy Phipps | |
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| Born | 30 June 1942 |
| Died | 16 March 2021 (aged 78) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1960–1997 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | Director Special Forces 11th Armoured Brigade Queen's Own Hussars |
| Battles / wars | Operation Banner Gulf War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
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Early life
editPhipps was the son of a Royal Navy officer, Lieutenant Alan Phipps (1915–1943), who was killed ashore at the Battle of Leros. Phipps' father was one of the sons of Sir Eric Phipps, a British diplomat descended from the first Earl of Mulgrave. Phipps' mother, Veronica Nell (née Fraser; 1920–2005) was a Roman Catholic, and the daughter of Simon Fraser, 14th Lord Lovat. In 1946, she married secondly Brigadier Fitzroy Maclean, who raised Phipps, who was educated at Ampleforth and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.[1]
Military career
editPhipps was commissioned into the Queen's Own Hussars in 1960.[2] He was serving in the Special Air Service during the Iranian Embassy siege in 1980,[2] and was subsequently given command of the Queen's Own Hussars.[3] He was appointed commander of the 11th Armoured Brigade in 1986, Director Special Forces in 1989 and Senior British Loan Services Officer in Oman in 1993,[4] before retiring in 1997.[2]
In retirement Phipps became a Director at Control Risks Group and, from 2002, head of security at the Jockey Club.[2] He then was hired by Aegis Defence Services.[5]
Death
editPhipps died on 16 March 2021 at the age of 78.[6] A memorial mass was held for him on 30 September 2021 at the Brompton Oratory in London.[7]
References
edit- ^ PHIPPS profile in Who's Who 2012 (London: A. & C. Black)
- ^ a b c d Jeremy Phipps BBC News
- ^ "Queen's Own Hussars: Regimental History". Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
- ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). 26 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016.
- ^ Corporatewatch
- ^ Phipps
- ^ "Court Circular: September 30, 2021". The Times. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
Balmoral Castle 30th September, 2021 The Queen was represented by The Duke of Kent at the Memorial Mass for Major General Jeremy Phipps which was held at the Brompton Oratory, Brompton Road, London SW7, this morning.