Roddy Cordy-Simpson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1944 (age 66) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1966 – present |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands | 1st (UK) Armoured Division |
| Battles / wars | Bosnian War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Lieutenant General Sir Roderick Alexander 'Roddy' Cordy-Simpson, KBE, CB, DL (born 1944) is a retired British Army general.
Career[]
Educated at Radley College,[1] Roddy Cordy-Simpson was commissioned into the 13th/18th Hussars in February 1966.[2]
He was deployed to Bosnia as Chief of Staff[3] of the United Nations Protection Force in 1992.[4]
He was appointed General Officer Commanding 1st (UK) Armoured Division in 1994.[5] He was deployed to Bosnia again in December 1996[6] as Deputy Force Commander Operations for the Stabilisation Force (SFOR).[7]
In March 2001 he was appointed Lieutenant of the Tower of London,[8] leaving that role in March 2004.[9]
Having settled at Bishopstrow in Wiltshire, he was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of the county in 2004.[10]
He was awarded the CB in June 1993[11] and the KBE in the New Year Honours List 1998.[12]
In retirement he became Deputy Lieutenant of Wiltshire.[13]
Family[]
He is married to Virginia and has two children, Zoe and Angus.
References[]
- ↑ Radley College Foundation Report 2004
- ↑ "No. 43898". 15 February 1966. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/43898/page/
- ↑ Srebrenica air evacuation halted by Serb shelling Prescott Courier, 25 March 1993
- ↑ Select Committee on Committee House of Commons, 3 February 1999
- ↑ Whitaker's Almanack 1994
- ↑ Media attacked over Kosovo campaign BBC News, 9 July 1999
- ↑ NATO in Bosnia
- ↑ "No. 56136". 2 March 2001. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/56136/page/
- ↑ "No. 57221". 2 March 2004. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/57221/page/
- ↑ "No. 57445". 22 October 2004. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/57445/page/
- ↑ "No. 53333". 12 June 1993. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/53333/page/
- ↑ "No. 54993". 31 December 1997. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/54993/page/
- ↑ London Gazette, Issue 57445 of 22 October 2004, page 13359 online
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