Charles Keightley
| Sir Charles Frederic Keightley | |
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Sir Charles Keightley in 1949
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| Born | 24 June 1901 |
| Died | 17 June 1974 (aged 72) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1921–57 |
| Rank | General |
| Unit | 5th Dragoon Guards |
| Commands held |
Gibraltar Far East Land Forces British Army of the Rhine V Corps 78th Infantry Division 6th Armoured Division 11th Armoured Division 30th Armoured Brigade |
| Battles/wars | |
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Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches (2) Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour (France) Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States) |
| Other work |
Governor of Gibraltar (1958–62) Deputy Lieutenant of the county of Dorset. |
General Sir Charles Frederic Keightley, GCB, GBE, DSO, DL (24 June 1901 – 17 June 1974) was a senior British Army officer during and following the Second World War. He was the Governor of Gibraltar from 1958 to 1962.
Keightley was born on 24 June 1901 at Anerley near Croydon the only surviving son of Rev Charles Albert Keightley, the local vicar, and his wife, Kathleen Ross. His early education was at Marlborough College.
He graduated from the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, was commissioned as a second lieutenant in December 1921 into the 5th Dragoon Guards (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) which through amalgamation with the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons became the 5th/6th Dragoons the following year. He was promoted lieutenant at the end of 1923 and captain in April 1932, having served three years as the regiment's adjutant. He attended Staff College, Camberley from January 1935 and after a staff posting was in October 1937 appointed brigade major of a mechanized cavalry brigade in Egypt. He was able, however, in November to take part in the coronation of King George VI in London as a member of the procession accompanying the King and Queen. In September 1938 his brigade became part of the new Mobile Division in Egypt commanded by the influential Percy Hobart.
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