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British Army general From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
General Sir Anthony Stephen Jeremy Blacker, KCB, CBE (6 May 1939 – 17 March 2005) was a senior British Army officer who served as Master-General of the Ordnance from 1991 to 1995.
Sir Jeremy Blacker | |
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Born | 6 May 1939 |
Died | 17 March 2005 65) | (aged
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1959–1995 |
Rank | General |
Service number | 461374 |
Unit | Royal Tank Regiment |
Commands | 11th Armoured Brigade 1st Royal Tank Regiment |
Battles/wars | Operation Banner |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Educated at Sherborne School, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Blacker was commissioned into the Royal Tank Regiment in 1959.[1] He was deployed to Northern Ireland in 1974 at the height of the Troubles.[1]
In 1979 Blacker was appointed commanding officer of 1st Royal Tank Regiment and in 1981 he became Director of Studies at the Royal Military College of Science.[1] In 1982 he was appointed commander of the 11th Armoured Brigade in Germany and then in 1985 he became Principal Staff Officer to the Chief of Defence Staff.[1] In 1987 he returned to the Royal Military College of Science as commandant and in 1989 he became Assistant Chief of Defence Staff.[1] In 1991 he was appointed Master-General of the Ordnance; in this role he managed the introduction of the AS-90 self-propelled gun.[2] He retired in 1995.[1]
Blacker was also Colonel Commandant of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, of the Royal Tank Regiment and of the Royal Armoured Corps.[1]
In 1973 Blacker married Julia Mary Trew and together they went on to have two daughters.[1]
His aunt was the painter, Elva Blacker.[3]
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