Major-General Ian Helstrip Baker CBE (26 November 1927 – 28 July 2005) was a British Army officer who became Assistant Chief of the General Staff.
Ian Baker | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 November 1927 |
| Died | 28 July 2005 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1948-1982 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands | 1st Royal Tank Regiment 7th Armoured Brigade North East District |
| Battles / wars | Malayan Emergency |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Military career
editEducated at St Peter's School, York, and St Edmund Hall, Oxford,[1] Baker was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1948.[2] He served in Malaya from 1960 to 1962 during the Malayan Emergency.[2] He was appointed commanding officer of 1st Royal Tank Regiment in 1967, Commander of 7th Armoured Brigade in 1972 and Assistant Chief of the General Staff[3] in 1978.[2] He went on to be General Officer Commanding North East District in 1980 before retiring in 1982.[1] He was also Colonel Commandant of the Royal Tank Regiment from 1981 to 1986.[2]
In retirement he became Secretary and Head of Administration at University College London.[1]
Family
editIn 1956 he married Susan (Sally) Lock; they had two sons and a daughter.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Obituary: Major General Ian Baker[dead link] The Times, 4 August 2005 [dead link]
- ^ a b c d Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ^ Army Commands Archived 5 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine