Major-General Peter Blunt, CB, MBE, GM (1923-2003)
Michael Rhodes
the Royal Army Service Corps (Royal Corps of Transport), and company
director, died in hospital, 8 August, 2003. He was 79.
Peter Blunt was born 18 August, 1923, the son of A.G. Blunt and C.M.
Blunt.
Career: joined the Army at the age of 14 in 1937; commissioned into
the Royal Fusiliers; served in the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
and Royal Scots Fusiliers until 1946; foreign service, 1946-49; Staff
College, 1957; joint Services Staff College, 1963; Royal College of
Defence Studies, 1972; in command of 26 Regiment, Bridging, 1965; GSO
1 Defence Plans, Far East Land Forces, 1968; Commander, RCT 1 Corps,
1970; Deputy Transport Officer-in-Chief (Army) later Transport
Officer-in-Chief, 1973; Assistant Chief of Personnel and Logistics
(Army) Ministry of Defence,, 1977-78; Assistant Chief of Defence Staff
(Personnel and Logistics) Ministry of Defence, 1978-79; Managing
Director, Earls Court Ltd, 1979-80; joint Managing Director,
Angex-Watson, 1980-83; Vice-Chairman, Brompton & Kensington Special
Catering Co., Ltd., 1979-80; Director of Associated Newspapers,
1984-90; Chairman and Managing Director, Market Sensors, 1986-88;
Managing Director, 1980-88, non-executive Chairman, 1988-90, Angex
Ltd; Chairman, Argus Shield Ltd, 1988-89; Rep. Colonel Commandant,
RCT, 1987-89 (Colonel-Commandant 1974-89); specialy appointed
Commissioner, Royal Hospital Chelsea, 1979-85; Executive Member,
Caravan Club, from 1989; Liveryman, Company of Carmen, 1973, &c.
Blunt, of Ramsbury, near Marlborough, Wiltshire, was appointed MBE in
1955; GM 1959; and CB in 1978.
He married in 1949, Adrienne, daughter of General T.W. Richardson, by
whom he had three sons, including the Conservative MP for Reigate,
Crispin Blunt, and Oliver Blunt, QC.
The family funeral was held at Swindon Crematorium, Friday 15 August,
2003.
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Michael Rhodes