About Peter Gillett
Lived 1913 – 1989 (aged 75). Peter Gillett was a military leader.
Major-General Sir Peter Bernard Gillett, (8 December 1913 – 4 July 1989) was a British Army officer.
Military career Gillett was commissioned into the Royal Artillery on 1 February 1934. After serving in the rank of captain in the Second World War, he became Commander, Royal Artillery for 3rd Infantry Division in December 1959, Chief of Staff at Eastern Command in December 1962 and General Officer Commanding 48th (South Midland) Division/District of the Territorial Army in April 1965. His last appointment was as General Officer Commanding West Midlands District in April 1967 before retiring in April 1968. and then as Deputy Constable and Lieutenant-Governor of Windsor Castle from 1978 to 1989.
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British Army general
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Peter Gillett was born on 8 December 1913.
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Peter Gillett died on 4 July 1989 in Windsor Castle.
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Peter Gillett was a military leader.
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