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John Watts (British Army officer)

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Lieutenant General Sir John Peter Barry Condliffe Watts KBE, CB, MC (27 August 1930 – 10 December 2003) was a British Army officer who became Chief of Defence Staff for the Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces. [1]

24 relations: Andover, Massachusetts, Borneo, British Army, Commanding officer, Director Special Forces, Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation, Jebel Akhdar (Oman), John Simpson (British Army officer), Lieutenant general, Military Cross, Officer (armed forces), Oman, Order of the Bath, Order of the British Empire, Peter de la Billière, Phillips Academy, Royal Army of Oman, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Royal Ulster Rifles, Special Air Service, Staff College, Camberley, Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces, Westminster School, Wiltshire.

Andover, Massachusetts

Andover is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Borneo

Borneo (Pulau Borneo) is the third largest island in the world and the largest in Asia.

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British Army

The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of British Armed Forces.

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Commanding officer

The commanding officer (CO) or, if the incumbent is a general officer, commanding general (CG), is the officer in command of a military unit.

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Director Special Forces

Director Special Forces (DSF) is the professional head of the United Kingdom Special Forces (UKSF) directorate which is a senior role within the Ministry of Defence (MoD).

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Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation

The Indonesian–Malaysian confrontation or Borneo confrontation (also known by its Indonesian/Malay name, Konfrontasi) was a violent conflict from 1963–66 that stemmed from Indonesia's opposition to the creation of Malaysia.

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Jebel Akhdar (Oman)

The Jebel Akhar, Jabal Akhdar or Al Jabal Al Akhdar (الجبل الأخضر meaning "the Green Mountain"), is part of the Al Hajar Mountains range in Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate of Oman.

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John Simpson (British Army officer)

Brigadier John James Hope Simpson CBE (10 October 1927 – 7 March 2007) was a British Army officer who became Director SAS.

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Lieutenant general

Lieutenant general, lieutenant-general and similar (abbrev Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries.

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Military Cross

The Military Cross (MC) is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and (since 1993) other ranks of the British Armed Forces, and used to be awarded to officers of other Commonwealth countries.

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Officer (armed forces)

An officer is a member of an armed force or uniformed service who holds a position of authority.

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Oman

Oman (عمان), officially the Sultanate of Oman (سلطنة عُمان), is an Arab country on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia.

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Order of the Bath

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (formerly the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath) is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725.

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Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the Civil service.

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Peter de la Billière

General Sir Peter Edgar de la Cour de la Billière, (born 29 April 1934) is a former British Army officer who was Director SAS during the Iranian Embassy siege and Commander-in-Chief of the British forces in the Gulf War.

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Phillips Academy

Phillips Academy Andover (also known as Andover, PA, or Phillips) is a co-educational university-preparatory school for boarding and day students in grades 9–12, along with a post-graduate (PG) year.

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Royal Army of Oman

The Royal Army of Oman is the ground forces component of the Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces.

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Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS or RMA Sandhurst), commonly known simply as Sandhurst, is one of several military academies of the United Kingdom and is the British Army's initial officer training centre.

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Royal Ulster Rifles

The Royal Irish Rifles (became the Royal Ulster Rifles from 1 January 1921) was an infantry rifle regiment of the British Army, first created in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 83rd (County of Dublin) Regiment of Foot and the 86th (Royal County Down) Regiment of Foot.

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Special Air Service

The Special Air Service (SAS) is a special forces unit of the British Army.

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Staff College, Camberley

Staff College, Camberley, Surrey, was a staff college for the British Army and the presidency armies of British India (later merged to form the Indian Army).

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Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces

The Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF) — Arabic: القوات المسلحة لسلطان عمان, transliterated: al-Quwāt ul-Musallaḥatu lis-Sulṭān ‘Umān) are the Royal Army of Oman (Arabic: الجيش العماني, transliterated: al-Jaīsh al-‘Umānī), Royal Navy of Oman, Royal Air Force of Oman, Sultan's Special Forces and other defense forces of the Sultanate of Oman. Since their formal establishment in the early 1950s, with British assistance SAF has twice overcome insurgencies which have threatened the integrity or social structure of the state, and more recently have contributed contingents or facilities to coalitions formed to protect the Persian Gulf states.

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Westminster School

Westminster School is an independent day and boarding school in London, England, located within the precincts of Westminster Abbey.

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Wiltshire

Wiltshire is a county in South West England with an area of.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Watts_(British_Army_officer)

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