General Sir Roland Guy GCB, CBE, DSO | |
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Born | (1928-06-25)25 June 1928 Srinagar, Kashmir |
Died | 13 December 2005(2005-12-13) (aged 77) |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | British Army |
Years of service | 1948–1986 |
Rank | General |
Service number | 397265 |
Unit | King's Royal Rifle Corps |
Commands | Adjutant-General to the Forces Military Secretary 24 Airportable Brigade 1st Battalion, Royal Green Jackets |
Battles / wars | Mau Mau Uprising Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation Operation Banner |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order |
General Sir Roland Kelvin Guy, GCB, CBE, DSO (25 June 1928 – 13 December 2005) was a senior British Army officer who was Adjutant-General to the Forces.
Military career
Born in Srinagar, Kashmir, and educated at Wellington College and at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Roland Guy was commissioned into the Kings Royal Rifle Corps (the 60th) in 1948. He served as an adjutant with the Kenya Regiment during the Mau Mau Uprising. He was adjutant of the 2nd Green Jackets (KRRC) during the confrontation with Indonesia. He became commanding officer of the 1st Battalion The Royal Green Jackets in 1969. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for service in Northern Ireland in 1972. In 1972 he became Commander of 24 Airportable Brigade.
He was Chief of Staff, HQ BAOR from 1978 to 1980 when he became Military Secretary. He was Adjutant-General to the Forces from 1984 to 1986.
He was also appointed ADC General to the Queen in 1984.
Guy was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1955, a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1978, a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in 1981, and a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath in 1987.
Retirement
He was a Governor of the Royal Hospital Chelsea from 1987 to 1993, and Chairman of the Army Benevolent Fund also from 1987 to 1993.
Family
In 1957 he married Deirdre Graves-Morris and they went on to have two daughters.
References
- ^ Obituary: General Sir Roland Guy The Times, 14 December 2005
- "No. 38465". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 November 1948. p. 6181.
- ^ Debrett's People of Today 1994
- "No. 45598". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 February 1972. p. 1895.
- "No. 48490". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 January 1981. p. 462.
- "No. 49694". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 April 1984. p. 4821.
- "No. 50746". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 December 1986. p. 16219.
- "No. 49754". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 June 1984. p. 7748.
- "No. 40538". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 July 1955. p. 4153.
- "No. 47549". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 June 1978. p. 6233.
- "No. 48467". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1980. p. 2.
- "No. 50764". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1986. p. 2.
- "No. 51017". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 August 1987. p. 9877.
- "No. 53389". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 August 1993. p. 12912.
Military offices | ||
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Preceded bySir Robin Carnegie | Military Secretary 1980–1983 |
Succeeded bySir David Mostyn |
Preceded bySir George Cooper | Adjutant General 1984–1986 |
Succeeded bySir David Mostyn |
Honorary titles | ||
Preceded bySir Robert Ford | Governor, Royal Hospital Chelsea 1987–1993 |
Succeeded bySir Brian Kenny |
- 1928 births
- 2005 deaths
- Military personnel of British India
- British people in colonial India
- People educated at Wellington College, Berkshire
- Graduates of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
- King's Royal Rifle Corps officers
- Royal Green Jackets officers
- British Army generals
- British military personnel of the Mau Mau Uprising
- British military personnel of The Troubles (Northern Ireland)
- Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- People from Srinagar
- British Army personnel of the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation
- Kenya Regiment officers