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{{Infobox military person<br />
|name=Richard Keith-Jones<br />
|birth_date=6 December 1913<br />
|birth_place= [[Dehradun|Dehra Dun]], [[British Raj|British India]]<br />
|death_date=26 May 1992 (aged 78)<br />
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|allegiance= [[United Kingdom]]<br />
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|servicenumber= 62519<br />
|rank= [[Major-general (United Kingdom)|Major-General]]<br />
|branch= [[British Army]]<br />
|current position= <br />
|commands=[[4th Regiment Royal Artillery|4th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery]]<br />[[50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division|50th (Northumbrian) Division/District]]<br />
|unit=[[Royal Artillery]]<br />
|battles=[[World War II|Second World War]]<br />
|awards=[[Companion of the Order of the Bath]]<br />[[Member of the Order of the British Empire]]<br />[[Military Cross]]<br />
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[[Major-general (United Kingdom)|Major-General]] '''Richard Keith-Jones''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CB|MBE|MC}} (1913–1992) was a [[British Army]] officer.<br />
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==Military career==<br />
Keith-Jones was commissioned into the [[Royal Artillery]] on 1 February 1934.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=34020|page=753|date=2 February 1934}}</ref> He saw action in the [[Italian campaign (World War II)|Italian campaign]] during the [[World War II|Second World War]], for which he was awarded the [[Military Cross]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=36456|page=1587|date=6 April 1944|supp=y}}</ref><ref name="Officers of the British Army">{{cite web|url=https://www.unithistories.com/officers/Army_officers_J01.html#Jones_RK|title=British Army officer histories|publisher=Unit Histories|access-date=2021-12-28}}</ref><br />
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After the war he became a GSO2 instructor at the [[Staff College, Camberley]], from September 1949 until December 1951,<ref name="Officers of the British Army" /> [[Commander, Royal Artillery]] (CRA) for [[17th Gurkha Division]] in July 1957 and General Officer Commanding [[50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division|50th (Northumbrian) Division/District]] of the [[Territorial Army (United Kingdom)|Territorial Army]] in March 1964 before retiring in July 1966.<ref name=commands>{{cite web|url=https://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201860-.pdf|title=Army Commands|accessdate=3 June 2020}}</ref><ref name="Officers of the British Army" /><br />
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He was appointed a [[Member of the Order of the British Empire]] in the [[1947 Birthday Honours]]<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=37977|page=2580|date=6 June 1947|supp=y}}</ref> and a [[Companion of the Order of the Bath]] in the [[1968 New Year Honours]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=44484|page=3|date=29 December 1967|supp=y}}</ref><ref name="Officers of the British Army" /><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://www.unithistories.com/officers/Army_officers_J01.html#Jones_RK British Army Officers 1939−1945]<br />
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