14 Facts About Cecil Blacker

Cecil Blacker later transferred to the 23rd Hussars which then formed part of the 11th Armoured Division.

Cecil Blacker was awarded the Military Cross in 1944 following Operation Goodwood and went on to become Commanding Officer of the 23rd Hussars in 1945.

Cecil Blacker was then Military Assistant to the Chief of the Imperial General Staff, Field Marshal Sir Gerald Templer from 1958 to 1960.

Cecil Blacker was appointed Commander of 39th Infantry Brigade in Northern Ireland in 1962 and was then General Officer Commanding of the 3rd Division from 1964 to 1966.

Cecil Blacker was appointed General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Command in 1969 and then went on to become Vice Chief of the General Staff in 1970 before becoming Adjutant General in 1973: he held this post until he retired in 1976.

Cecil Blacker was ADC General to the Queen from 1974 to 1976.

Cecil Blacker was Colonel of the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards from 1972 to 1981.

Cecil Blacker was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1967, a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in 1969 and a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath in 1975.

Cecil Blacker was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1960.

Cecil Blacker lived in Hook Norton near Banbury in Oxfordshire.

Cecil Blacker rode Pointsman to win the Grand Military Gold Cup at Cheltenham in 1954.

Cecil Blacker represented Great Britain in Showjumping from 1959 to 1961.

Cecil Blacker was President both of the British Showjumping Association from 1976 to 1980 and of the British Equestrian Federation from 1980 to 1984.

Cecil Blacker was a member of the Horse Race Betting Levy Board from 1980 to 1983.