Maj-Gen Sir Jeremy Moore, OBE, KCB, MC, best known as the UK Commander in the Falklands Islands War (1982) has died.
Time passes and in the words of McArthur, old soldiers never die, they just fade away. It looks like another old warrior has faded. Maj-Gen Sir Jeremy Moore, OBE, KCB, MC, has crossed the river. General Moore was the professional marine who led British Land Forces to victory in the Falkland Islands War during 1982. The land campaign was one of the most unique in modern warfare. He had to transport his forces 8,000 miles and retake a frozen largely unpopulated island group from a numerically superior enemy that were trained in the same tactics and doctrine as his units. He could not count on either local air or naval superiority. This had to be done with the eyes of the world upon him in real time.
Born in 1928 he wanted to be a naval officer but instead joined the Royal Marines. He served in combat in Malaysia and fought the EOKA guerrillas in Cyprus. He commanded elite Gurhka troops in jungle combat while in Brunei and ended up with an MC. He went on to command all of the Royal Marine Commandos troops. He was set to retire in 1982 but was saved from this by the Argentines invading the Falklands. General Moore met his last challenge and returned home a hero. He was knighted, retired quietly and spent the rest of his life active in veterans organizations and doing charitable work until his death.
Rest in peace.
