Richard Vickers
Sir Richard Vickers | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 August 1928 |
| Died | 6 February 2024 (aged 95) |
| Allegiance | Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
OBE (21 August 1928 – 6 February 2024) was a British Army
officer who served as Director-General of Army Training from 1982 until 1983.
Military career
Educated at
Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst from 1979 until 1982 before he retired in 1983.[3]
Later life and death
In retirement Vickers was a
Winston Churchill Memorial Trust from 1983 to 1993.[5]
Vickers died on 6 February 2024, at the age of 95.[6]
Awards and honours
Vickers was made a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) in 1959[1][4] and a Commander of the Order (CVO) in 1998.[1] He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1964,[1] promoted to an Officer of the Order (OBE) in 1970,[1][7] and to a Knight Commander of the Order (KCB) in 1983.[1][4]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "VICKERS". Burke's Peerage. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ "VICKERS, Sir Richard (Maurice Hilton) (born 1928), Lieutenant General". Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. King's College London. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "The Court". Glasgow Herald. Newsquest. 2 July 1958. p. 6. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
In attendance... Captain Richard Vickers (Equerry-in-waiting)
- ^ a b c "No. 55293". The London Gazette. 27 October 1998. p. 11615.
- ^ "Lt-General Sir Richard Vickers KCB CVO OBE Former director general of the Churchill fellowship". The Churchill Fellowship. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Lt General Sir Richard Vickers KCB, CVO, OBE". The Times. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "No. 45117". The London Gazette. 5 June 1970. p. 6370.