Charles Phibbs Jones
General Sir Charles Jones | |
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Jones (left) accepting the surrender of General Ayabe in Kuala Lumpur, 1945. | |
| Born | 29 June 1906 Kenmare, County Kerry, Ireland |
| Died | 4 January 1988 (aged 81) Amesbury, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1925–1967 |
| Rank | General |
| Service number | 34845 |
| Unit | Royal Engineers |
| Commands | Northern Command (1962–1963) I Corps (1960–1962) Staff College, Camberley (1954–1956) 7th Armoured Division (1951–1953) 2nd Infantry Brigade (1948–1950) |
| Battles / wars | Second World War Palestine Emergency |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross Mentioned in Despatches Order of Leopold II (Belgium) Croix de Guerre (Belgium) |
| Relations | General Sir Edward Jones (son) |
General Sir Charles Phibbs Jones, GCB, CBE, MC (29 June 1906 – 4 January 1988) was a British Army officer who reached high office in the 1950s.