Jebel Regiment (Oman)
Jebel Regiment | |
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![]() Royal Army of Oman | |
Active | From 1970 to date |
Country | ![]() |
Type | Infantry |
Role | Motorised infantry |
Size | One battalion |
Garrison/HQ | Nizwa, Oman |
Engagements | Dhofar War |
Decorations | ![]() |
The Jebel Regiment (JR) was formed in October 1970[1] and was one of the extra two properly constituted infantry regiments that Sultan Qaboos of Oman formed to augment the Omani Army in its operations in Dhofar.[2] The regiment's crest is two crossed traditionally embossed Martini–Henry Rifles overlain vertically with a single traditional Khanjar dagger sheathed, with scrolls carrying the regimental title in Arabic.[3] Members of the Regiment who served in Dhofar are entitled to wear the General Service Medal Oman, its ribbon design illustrated on the right (see Decorations).[4]
Unit history
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The unit would also see service in the Dhofar War along with other regiments of the Sultan's small army, which mostly supporting the Dhofar Brigade's operations in the 1970s[5] fighting Communist insurgents in the south of the country,[6][7] see map highlight.
The JR remains on the Order of Battle of the Royal Army of Oman and remains based in Nizwa.[8][9]
Roll of Honour
[edit]The following members of JR received gallantry awards:
- Major Phillip Stefan Wright - The Sultan's Distinguished Service Medal (Gallantry).[10] Awarded posthumously, he was killed in action in 1973.[11]
- Major David John MacRae Daniels - The Sultan's Distinguished Service Medal (Gallantry) in 1973.[12][13]
- Major T P F Jones - The Sultan's Distinguished Service Medal (Gallantry)[14]
- Captain G A Mathew - The Sultan's Distinguished Service Medal (Gallantry)
- Captain David John Noble McFadden - The Sultan's Distinguished Service Medal (Gallantry).[15]
Commanding officers
[edit]JR's Commanding officers have included:
See also
[edit]- Omani Civil War (1963-76)
- Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces
- Royal Army of Oman
- Sultan's Armed Forces Museum
References
[edit]- ^ Marston, Daniel; Malkasian, Carter (15 March 2011). Counterinsurgency in Modern Warfare. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781849086431. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ Beckett, Ian; Pimlott, John (25 July 2011). Counter Insurgency: Lessons from History. Pen and Sword. ISBN 9781473813373. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ "Oman - Jebel Regiment Military Formation arm badge". www.KellyBadges.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ "Sultan of Muscat's Armed Forces General Service Medal with clasp for Dhofar". www.iwm.org.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ Takriti, Abdel Razzaq (15 August 2013). Monsoon Revolution: Republicans, Sultans, and Empires in Oman, 1965-1976. OUP Oxford. ISBN 9780199674435. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ Beckett, Ian; Pimlott, John (2011). Counter Insurgency: Lessons from History. Pen and Sword. p. 36. ISBN 9781473813373. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ Worrall, James J. (2013). State Building and Counter Insurgency in Oman: Political, Military and Diplomatic Relations at the End of Empire. I.B.Tauris. p. 282. ISBN 9781848856349. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ "Oman Yellow Pages MoD Units". www.omantel-yellowpages.com. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ Ranger Margaret. Dorrance Publishing. ISBN 9781434941213. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ Archives, The National. "Recommendation for Award for Major P S Wright, Jebel Regiment". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ "Sultan of Oman Gallantry medal group, awarded posthumously to Major P." www.the-saleroom.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ "Royal Leicestershire Regiment". www.royalleicestershireregiment.org.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ "Daniels Oman DSM citation 74-1.jpg - Royal Leicestershire Regiment". www.royalleicestershireregiment.org.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ Archives, The National. "Recommendation for Award for Major Jones, T P F, Jebel Regiment". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ Archives, The National. "Recommendation for Award for Captain McFadden, D J N Jebel Regiment". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ "THE JOURNAL OF THE QUEEN'S REGIMENTAL ASSOCIATION 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ Fiennes, Ranulph (26 May 2011). Killer Elite. Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 9781444707939. Retrieved 2 December 2018.