Christopher Joll

Christopher Joll is a British military event director and author best known for managing the British Military Tournament.[1][2][3] His books include a nine volume series of historical action-adventure stories, The Speedicut Papers, published by AuthorHouse[4] and Uniquely British: A Year in the Life of the Household Cavalry (2012) published by Tricorn Books.

Christopher Joll
BornChristopher Andrew Joll
(1948-10-16) 16 October 1948
OccupationMilitary event organiser, Author
NationalityBritish
Alma materOxford University
Notable worksUniquely British: A Year in the life of the Household Cavalry, the Speedicut Papers
Website
christopherjoll.com

Joll was educated at Oxford University 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.

He has devised and managed Royal and Military pageants for charities including the Household Cavalry Pageant [6] and the Royal Hospital Chelsea Pageant.[7] Between 2001 and 2013 he and his partner were responsible for restoring Sham Castle, an 18th-century gothic folly in Shropshire.[8]

References
  1. Tweedie, Neil. "The British Military Tournament: A pageant on Anglo-US relations". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  2. "Wellington College girls to join field gun run team". BBC Berkshire. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  3. "Jo Good and Simon Lederman". BBC Radio London. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  4. "Between the Covers". The Independent. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  5. "London Gazette, 28th January 1969". The London Gazette. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  6. "Household Cavalry prepare for pageant". Horse and Hound. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  7. "Cavalry comes to rescue at Chelsea hospital pageant". Evening Standard. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  8. Wallis Simons, Jake. "In praise of follies". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
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