Mervyn Janes
{{Short description|British Army officer}}
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| allegiance = United Kingdom
| branch = British Army
| serviceyears = 1942–1973
| rank = Major General
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| commands = 5th Infantry Division
| battles = Second World War
Dhofar Rebellion
| awards = Companion of the Order of the Bath
Member of the Order of the British Empire
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Major General Mervyn Janes, {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100|sep=,|CB|MBE}} (1 October 1920 – 7 December 2008) was a British Army officer who commanded the 5th Division from 1970 to 1971.{{cite web |title=Janes, Maj.-Gen. Mervyn |url=https://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U21821?rskey=NLsdXL&result=57 |website=Who Was Who|accessdate=18 February 2020 |language=en |doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u21821}}
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.{{London Gazette|issue=35698|supp=y|page=3954|date=8 September 1942}} 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.[http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf Army Commands] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705211343/http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf |date=5 July 2015 }} As Director Royal Artillery he visited Oman during the closing stages of the operation to remove communist forces following the Dhofar Rebellion.[http://www.army.mod.uk/documents/general/crackerbtyfinaldocumentedited.doc Cracker Battery and the Dhofar War] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006173923/http://www.army.mod.uk/documents/general/crackerbtyfinaldocumentedited.doc |date=6 October 2011 }} Royal Artillery Historical Society, 11 October 2006 He retired in 1973.
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Category:British Army major generals
Category:Royal Artillery officers
Category:Companions of the Order of the Bath
Category:Members of the Order of the British Empire
Category:People educated at Sir Walter St John's Grammar School For Boys