Mervyn Janes

Mervyn Janes
Born	(1920-10-01)1 October 1920
Died	7 December 2008(2008-12-07) (aged 88)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Years of service	1942–1973
Rank	Major General
Commands	5th Infantry Division
Battles / wars	Second World War Dhofar Rebellion
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Member of the Order of the British Empire

Major General Mervyn Janes, CB, MBE (1 October 1920 – 7 December 2008) was a British Army officer who commanded the 5th Division from 1970 to 1971.^[1]

Military career

Educated at Sir Walter St John's Grammar School For Boys, Janes was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1942 during the Second World War.^[2] He was appointed Commander, Royal Artillery in 1965, Deputy Military Secretary in 1967 and General Officer Commanding 5th Division in 1970 before becoming Director Royal Artillery in 1971.^[3] As Director Royal Artillery he visited Oman during the closing stages of the operation to remove communist forces following the Dhofar Rebellion.^[4] He retired in 1973.^[3]

References

1. "Janes, Maj.-Gen. Mervyn". Who Was Who. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u21821. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
2. "No. 35698". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 September 1942. p. 3954.
3. Army Commands Archived 5 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
4. Cracker Battery and the Dhofar War Archived 6 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine Royal Artillery Historical Society, 11 October 2006

Military offices
Preceded by Walter Thomas	General Officer Commanding 5th Division 1970–1971	Division disbanded (Post next held by Ian Freer)