Roddy Cordy-Simpson

Roddy Cordy-Simpson
Born 29 February 1944 (age 71)
Allegiance United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service 1966 – present
Rank Lieutenant General
Commands held 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 29 February 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] and 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 Wiltshire in 2004.[10] He was awarded the CB in June 1993[11] and the KBE in the New Year Honours List 1998.[12]

Family

He is married to Virginia and has two children, Zoe and Angus.

References

  1. ↑ Radley College Foundation Report 2004 Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ "No. 43898". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 February 1966. p. 1755.
  3. ↑ Srebrenica air evacuation halted by Serb shelling Prescott Courier, 25 March 1993
  4. ↑ Select Committee on Committee House of Commons, 3 February 1999
  5. ↑ Whitaker's Almanack 1994
  6. ↑ Media attacked over Kosovo campaign BBC News, 9 July 1999
  7. ↑ NATO in Bosnia
  8. ↑ "No. 56136". The London Gazette. 2 March 2001. p. 2634.
  9. ↑ "No. 57221". The London Gazette. 2 March 2004. p. 2671.
  10. ↑ "No. 57445". The London Gazette. 22 October 2004. p. 13359.
  11. ↑ "No. 53333". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 1993. p. 33.
  12. ↑ "No. 54993". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1997. p. 5.
Military offices
Preceded by
Anthony Denison-Smith		 General Officer Commanding the 1st (UK) Armoured Division
1994–1996		 Succeeded by
John Kiszely


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