Jonathan Hall | |
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Born | August 10, 1944 |
Allegiance |
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Service/branch |
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Years of service | 1965 - 1997 |
Rank | Major-General |
Commands held |
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards 12th Armoured Brigade General Officer Commanding Scotland |
Awards |
Companion of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
Major-General Jonathan Michael Francis Cooper Hall CB OBE (born 10 August 1944) was General Officer Commanding Scotland.
Military career[]
Educated at Taunton School and the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Hall was commissioned into the 3rd Carabiniers in 1965.[1] He was appointed Commanding Officer of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards in 1984.[1] He went on to be Commander of 12th Armoured Brigade in 1989 and Deputy Military Secretary in 1992.[1] He was appointed General Officer Commanding Scotland and Governor of Edinburgh Castle in 1995 and retired in 1997.[2]
In retirement he has become a Governor of Taunton School and Lieutenant-Governor of the Royal Hospital Chelsea.[3]
Family[]
In 1968 he married Sarah Linda Hudson: they went on to have two daughters.[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Debrett's People of Today 1994
- ↑ Old soldier takes castle by storm Glasgow Herald, 29 November 1997
- ↑ Meet the Governors of Taunton School
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