Peter Sibbald

Major-General Peter Frank Aubrey Sibbald CB OBE (24 March 1928 – 5 July 1994) was a British Army officer.

Major-General Peter Sibbald CB OBE
Born	24 March 1928
Died	5 July 1994 (aged 66)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Rank	Major-General
Commands	51st Gurkha Infantry Brigade North West District
Conflicts	Malayan Emergency Korean War
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Military career

Educated at Haileybury, Sibbald was commissioned into the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry in 1948 and saw action during the Malayan Emergency and the Korean War.^[1] He became commanding officer of a battalion of The Light Infantry in 1968.^[1] He became Commander of 51st Gurkha Infantry Brigade in Hong Kong in 1972, Divisional Brigadier, Light Division in 1975 and General Officer Commanding North West District in 1977.^[2] His last appointment was as Director of Infantry in 1980 before retiring in 1983.^[2]

He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1982 New Year Honours.^[3]

In 1958 he married Margaret Maureen Entwistle; they had one son and one daughter.^[1]