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Sir Jeremy Calcott Reilly KCB DSO (7 April 1934 – 1 January 2017) was a

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officer who commanded 4th Armoured Division.

Military career

Educated at

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and the

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, Reilly was commissioned into the

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in 1954.Debrett's People of Today 1994 He was given command of the 2nd Battalion

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in 1971. He was appointed an instructor at the

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in 1974, Commander of 6th Field Force and the UK Mobile Force in 1979 and General Officer Commanding 4th Armoured Division in 1981. He went on to lead the Directorate of Business Delivery at the

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in 1983, to become Assistant Chief of Defence Staff at the Ministry of Defence in 1985 and to be Commander for Training and Arms Directors in 1986 before he retired in 1989.

Personal life

In 1960 he married Julia Elizabeth Forrester; they had three daughters. He died on 1 January 2017 at the age of 82.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Reilly, Jeremy 1934 births 2017 deaths Academics of the Staff College, Camberley British Army lieutenant generals Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath Companions of the Distinguished Service Order People educated at Uppingham School Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers officers Graduates of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst