Lieutenant General

Lieutenant General

Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General....

 Sir Philip Charles Cornwallis Trousdell KBE CB

Order of the Bath

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 is a former General Officer Commanding

General Officer Commanding

General Officer Commanding is the usual title given in the armies of Commonwealth nations to a general officer who holds a command appointment. Thus, a general might be the GOC II Corps or GOC 7th Armoured Division...

 Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

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Army career

Educated at Berkhamsted School, Philip Trousdell was commissioned into the Royal Irish Rangers

Royal Irish Rangers

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 in 1968. He was Commanding Officer

Commanding officer

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 of 1Bn Royal Irish Rangers

Royal Irish Rangers

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 from 1989 to 1991. From 1992 to 1993 he commanded 48 Gurkha Brigade in Hong Kong

Hong Kong

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He served as Chief of Staff at Headquarters Land Command from 1997 to 2000 when he became Commander of Operations for the Stabilisation Force in Bosnia-Herzegovina

SFOR

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In 2001 he was appointed Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He served as General Officer Commanding

General Officer Commanding

General Officer Commanding is the usual title given in the armies of Commonwealth nations to a general officer who holds a command appointment. Thus, a general might be the GOC II Corps or GOC 7th Armoured Division...

 Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

from 2003 to 2005 when he retired.