Roddy Cordy-Simpson
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Lieutenant General Sir Roderick (Roddy) Alexander Cordy-Simpson KBE CB DL
(born 1944) is a retired British Army
general
.
, Roddy Cordy-Simpson was commissioned into the 13th/18th Hussars in February 1966.
He was deployed to Bosnia as Chief of Staff
of the United Nations Protection Force
in 1992.
He was appointed General Officer Commanding
1st (UK) Armoured Division in 1994. He was deployed to Bosnia again in December 1996 as Deputy Force Commander Operations for the Stabilisation Force
(SFOR).
In March 2001 he was appointed Lieutenant
of the Tower of London
, leaving that role in March 2004.
Having settled at Bishopstrow
in Wiltshire
, he was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant
of the county in 2004.
He was awarded the CB in June 1993 and the KBE in the New Year Honours List 1998.
In retirement he became Deputy Lieutenant of Wiltshire.
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
(born 1944) is a retired British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
general
General
A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
.
Career
Educated at Radley CollegeRadley College
Radley College , founded in 1847, is a British independent school for boys on the edge of the English village of Radley, near to the market town of Abingdon in Oxfordshire, and has become a well-established boarding school...
, Roddy Cordy-Simpson was commissioned into the 13th/18th Hussars in February 1966.
He was deployed to Bosnia as Chief of Staff
Chief of Staff
The title, chief of staff, identifies the leader of a complex organization, institution, or body of persons and it also may identify a Principal Staff Officer , who is the coordinator of the supporting staff or a primary aide to an important individual, such as a president.In general, a chief of...
of the United Nations Protection Force
United Nations Protection Force
The United Nations Protection Force ', was the first United Nations peacekeeping force in Croatia and in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Yugoslav wars. It existed between the beginning of UN involvement in February 1992, and its restructuring into other forces in March 1995...
in 1992.
He was appointed 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...
1st (UK) Armoured Division in 1994. He was deployed to Bosnia again in December 1996 as Deputy Force Commander Operations for the Stabilisation Force
SFOR
The Stabilisation Force was a NATO-led multinational peacekeeping force in Bosnia and Herzegovina which was tasked with upholding the Dayton Agreement. It replaced the previous force IFOR...
(SFOR).
In March 2001 he was appointed Lieutenant
Lieutenant
A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...
of the Tower of London
Tower of London
Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress, more commonly known as the Tower of London, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, separated from the eastern edge of the City of London by the open space...
, leaving that role in March 2004.
Having settled at Bishopstrow
Bishopstrow
Bishopstrow is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, on the River Wylye about two miles south-east of Warminster, at .According to the 2001 census it had a population of 109....
in Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
, he was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
of the county in 2004.
He was awarded the CB in June 1993 and the KBE in the New Year Honours List 1998.
In retirement he became Deputy Lieutenant of Wiltshire.