Peter Sibbald
Peter Sibbald | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 March 1928 |
| Died | 5 July 1994 (aged 66) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands | 51st Gurkha Infantry Brigade North West District |
| Battles / wars | Malayan Emergency Korean War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
Major-General Peter Frank Aubrey Sibbald CB OBE (24 March 1928 – 5 July 1994) was a British Army officer.
Military career
[edit]Educated at Haileybury, Sibbald was commissioned into the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry in 1948 and saw action during the Malayan Emergency and the Korean War.[1] He became commanding officer of a battalion of The Light Infantry in 1968.[1] He became Commander of 51st Gurkha Infantry Brigade in Hong Kong in 1972, Divisional Brigadier, Light Division in 1975 and General Officer Commanding North West District in 1977.[2] His last appointment was as Director of Infantry in 1980 before retiring in 1983.[2]
He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1982 New Year Honours.[3]
In 1958 he married Margaret Maureen Entwistle; they had one son and one daughter.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Debrett's People of Today 1994. Debrett's Peerage. 1994. ISBN 978-1870520195.
- ^ a b "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ^ "No. 48837". The London Gazette. 30 December 1981. p. 2.
- 1928 births
- 1994 deaths
- British Army personnel of the Korean War
- British Army personnel of the Malayan Emergency
- British Army major generals
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry officers
- Officers of the Order of the British Empire
- People educated at Haileybury and Imperial Service College