| 词条 | James Eyre (British Army officer) |
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| name = Sir James Eyre | image = | caption = | birth_date = 2 November 1930 | death_date = {{death-date and age|3 January 2003|2 November 1930}} | birth_place = London, England | death_place = | placeofburial = | nickname = | allegiance = United Kingdom | branch = British Army | serviceyears = 1955–86 | rank = Major General | unit = | commands = London District Household Division Household Cavalry Regiment Blues and Royals | battles = Cyprus Emergency Operation Banner Falklands War | awards = Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Commander of the Order of the British Empire Mentioned in Despatches | relations = | laterwork = }} Major General Sir James Ainsworth Campden Gabriel Eyre, {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|KCVO|CBE}} (2 November 1930 – 3 January 2003) was a senior British Army officer, who served as Major-General Commanding the Household Division and General Officer Commanding London District from 1983 until his retirement in 1986. Military careerEducated privately in the United States and at Harvard University, Eyre was commissioned into the Royal Horse Guards in 1955.[1] He served in Cyprus and was mentioned in despatches for his role as an intelligence officer during the EOKA disturbances.[2] He was appointed Commanding Officer of the Blues and Royals (RHG/D) in 1970.[1] After serving as a General Staff Officer in London District from 1973 to 1975 he became Commanding Officer of the Household Cavalry Regiment and Silver Stick to The Queen.[1] Then in 1978 he was posted to HQ Northern Ireland during The Troubles as a Senior Intelligence Officer[2] and sought to improve relations between the Police and the Army.[1] In 1980 he was made Secretary to the Chiefs of Staff Committee at the Ministry of Defence, serving in that capacity there during the Falklands War, and in 1982 he became Director of Defence Programmes there.[1] He was appointed Major-General commanding the Household Division and General Officer Commanding London District in 1983 and retired in 1986.[1] In retirement be became a headhunter with Westminster Associates International.[1] FamilyIn 1967 he married Monica Smyth: they went on to have a son and a daughter.[1] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1418180/Major-General-Sir-James-Eyre.html Obituary: Major-General Sir James Eyre] Daily Telegraph, 8 January 2003 {{s-start}}{{s-mil}}{{s-bef|before=Sir Desmond Langley}}{{s-ttl|title=GOC London District|years=1983–1986}}{{s-aft|after=Sir Christopher Airy}}{{end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Eyre, James}}2. ^1 Obituary: Major-General Sir James Eyre The Times, 23 January 2003 10 : 1930 births|2003 deaths|Harvard University alumni|British Army generals|Royal Horse Guards officers|Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order|Commanders of the Order of the British Empire|British military personnel of the Cyprus Emergency|Blues and Royals officers|British military personnel of the Troubles |
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