Jack Fletcher (British Army officer)

Jack Spencer Fletcher
Jack Spencer Fletcher
Born	28 August 1928; Romney Marsh, Kent
Died	10 October 1976 (aged 48); Petersfield
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1948–1976
Rank	Brigadier
Commands held	Deputy Military Secretary ; Dhofar Brigade; 2nd Battalion Queen's Regiment
Battles/wars	Malayan Emergency; Dhofar Rebellion
Awards	Commander of the Order of the British Empire;

Brigadier Jack Spencer Fletcher, CBE (13 August 1928 – 10 October 1976) was a British Army officer who played a key part in the Dhofar Rebellion.

Military career

Jack Fletcher was commissioned into the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment in 1948.[1] He was appointed Commanding Officer of 2nd Battalion Queen's Regiment in 1969 and led the Battalion in The Troubles in Northern Ireland

In 1972 he commanded the Dhofar Brigade of the Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces against a communist-inspired armed insurrection during the Dhofar Rebellion. They were commanded to "concentrate on pacifcation and civil development work in Eastern jebel."[2] He laid the foundation for the subsequent success of the operation by constructing a blocking line, "known as Hornbeam" which provided "a permanent presence on the jebel, and a means to patrol aggressively against the adoo."[3]

He spent two years as Deputy Military Secretary from 1974 to 1976 when he became ill. Fletcher had been selected for promotion to major-general before his death.

References

name=Queen’s Regimental Magazine >[http://online.anyflip.com/qonb/aora/mobile/index.html#p=75 Obituary: Jack Fletcher
Hughes, Geraint (2009). "A 'Model Campaign' Reappraised: The Counter-Insurgency War in Dhofar, Oman, 1965-75". Journal of Strategic Studies. vol. 32 no. 2: 284 – via Taylor and Francis.
Hughes, Geraint (2009). "A 'Model Campaign' Reappraised: The Counter-Insurgency War in Dhofar, Oman, 1965-1975". Journal of Strategic Studies. Vol. 32 No. 2: 285 – via Taylor and Francis.

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[1] =Queen’s Regimental Magazine >[http://online.anyflip.com/qonb/aora/mobile/index.html#p=75 Obituary: Jack Fletcher

[2] Hughes, Geraint (2009). "A 'Model Campaign' Reappraised: The Counter-Insurgency War in Dhofar, Oman, 1965-75". Journal of Strategic Studies. vol. 32 no. 2: 284 – via Taylor and Francis.

[3] Hughes, Geraint (2009). "A 'Model Campaign' Reappraised: The Counter-Insurgency War in Dhofar, Oman, 1965-1975". Journal of Strategic Studies. Vol. 32 No. 2: 285 – via Taylor and Francis.