Charles Phibbs Jones

Sir Charles Jones
Born	1906
Died	1988
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	General
Commands held	2nd Infantry Brigade 7th Armoured Division Staff College, Camberley 1 Corps Northern Command
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross

General Sir Charles Phibbs Jones GCB CBE MC (1906–1988) was a British Army General who reached high office in the 1950s.

Military career

Charles Jones was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1925.^[1] He saw service with Royal Bombay Sappers and Miners in India between 1928 and 1934 and then became Adjutant for the Royal Engineers Contingent within the 42nd (East Lancashire) Division in 1934.^[1]

He served in World War II initially as Brigade Major for 127th Infantry Brigade which formed part of the British Expeditionary Force dispatched to France and Belgium in 1940.^[1] He was an Instructor at the Staff College from 1940 to 1941 when he became a General Staff Officer at General Headquarters Home Forces.^[1] In 1943 he was appointed Commander Royal Engineers for the Guards Armoured Division.^[1] He became Chief of Staff Malaya Command in 1945 and then Brigadier on the General Staff of 30 Corps in North West Europe in 1945.^[1]

After the War he was appointed Brigadier on the General Staff at Western Command in 1946.^[1] He then went to the Imperial Defence College in 1947 before being appointed Commander 2nd Infantry Brigade in 1948.^[1] In 1950 he became Director of Plans at the War Office and in 1951 he went on to be General Officer Commanding 7th Armoured Division, part of British Army of the Rhine.^[1]

He was Commandant at the Staff College, Camberley from 1954 to 1956 and then Vice Attorney General at the War Office from 1957 to 1958.^[1] He then became Director of the Combined Military Planning Staff at the Central Treaty Organisation in 1959 and General Officer Commanding 1 British Corps in 1960.^[1] He was General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Command from 1962 to 1963 when he became Master-General of the Ordnance; he retired in 1967.^[1]

He was also Colonel Commandant of the Royal Engineers from 1961 to 1972.^[1]

His son was General Sir Edward Jones who, like his father, became a member of the Army Board.^[2]

Retirement

In retirement he was Governor of the Royal Hospital Chelsea from 1969^[3] to 1975^[4] and National President of the British Legion from 1970 to 1981.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n} Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
2. ^ Obituary: General Sir Edward Jones The Times, 17 May 2007
3. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 44885. p. 6782. 1 July 1969. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
4. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 46651. p. 9952. 5 August 1975. Retrieved 2010-01-30.

Military offices
Preceded by Robert Arkwright	GOC 7th Armoured Division 1951–1953	Succeeded by Kenneth Cooper
Preceded by Gerald Lathbury	Commandant of the Staff College, Camberley 1954–1956	Succeeded by Nigel Poett
Preceded by Sir Michael West	GOC 1st (British) Corps 1960–1962	Succeeded by Sir Kenneth Darling
Preceded by Sir Michael West	GOC-in-C Northern Command 1962–1963	Succeeded by Sir Charles Richardson
Preceded by Sir Cecil Sugden	Master-General of the Ordnance 1963–1966	Succeeded by Sir Charles Richardson
Honorary titles
Preceded by Sir Frank Simpson	Chief Royal Engineer 1967–1972	Succeeded by Sir Charles Richardson
Preceded by Sir Frank Simpson	Governor, Royal Hospital Chelsea 1969–1975	Succeeded by Sir Anthony Read

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Name	Jones, Charles Phibbs
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Date of birth	1906
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Date of death	1988
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