Christopher Joll
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| Born | Christopher Andrew Joll 16 October 1948 Marylebone, London, England |
| Died | 18 April 2024 (aged 75) |
| Occupation | Military historian, author |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Oundle School |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Oxford |
| Notable works | Uniquely British: A Year in the life of the Household Cavalry, with a Foreword by HM The Queen |
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Christopher Joll (16 October 1948 – 18 April 2024) was a British military historian, author and military event organiser best known for managing the British Military Tournament.[1][2][3] His books include a fifteen volume series of historical action-adventure stories, The Speedicut Papers & The Speedicut Memoirs, published by AuthorHouse;[4] Uniquely British: A Year in the Life of the Household Cavalry (2012) published by Tricorn Books; The Drum Horse in the Fountain & Other Tales of the Heroes & Rogues in the Guards (2018); and Spoils of War: The Treasures, Trophies & Trivia of the British Empire (2019); Black Ice: The Memoirs of Corie Mapp (2021); The Imperial Impresario: The Treasures, Trophies & Trivia of Napoleon's Theatre of Power (2021) - all published by Nine Elms Books. He was also a regular contributor to Britain at War magazine.
Joll was educated at Trinity College, Oxford and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, and served for seven years as an officer in The Life Guards,[5] including four tours of duty in Northern Ireland.
Joll devised and managed Royal and Military pageants for charities including the Household Cavalry Pageant;[6] the Royal Hospital Chelsea Pageant[7]; and the Gurkha 200 Pageant. He was the Regimental Historian of the Household Cavalry, a Trustee of the Museum Prize Trust, and a guest speaker for Viking Cruises and Noble Caledonia.
Between 2001 and 2013 he and his partner were responsible for restoring Sham Castle, an 18th-century gothic folly in Shropshire.[8]
Joll died on 18 April 2024, at the age of 75.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ Tweedie, Neil. "The British Military Tournament: A pageant on Anglo-US relations". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Wellington College girls to join field gun run team". BBC Berkshire. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Jo Good and Simon Lederman". BBC Radio London. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Between the Covers". The Independent. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "London Gazette, 28th January 1969". The London Gazette. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Household Cavalry prepare for pageant". Horse and Hound. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Cavalry comes to rescue at Chelsea hospital pageant". Evening Standard. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ Wallis Simons, Jake. "In praise of follies". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Christopher Joll, military historian, event organiser and expert on uniforms and insignia – obituary". The Telegraph. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
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