Henry Roper
Henry Roper | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1923 |
| Died | 13 July 1982 |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Years of service | 1942–1978 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands held | 30th Signal Regiment |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Major-General Henry Ernest Roper CB (1923 - 13 July 1982) was a British Army officer who became Assistant Chief of the General Staff.
Military career
Roper was commissioned into the Royal Corps of Signals in 1942 and fought in World War II in North West Europe and South East Asia.[1] He was appointed Commanding Officer of 30th Signal Regiment in 1964, Assistant Military Secretary at the Ministry of Defence in 1966 and Director of Project Mallard (a scheme to develop a cellular network for the battlefield)[2] at the Ministry of Technology in 1968.[1] He went on to be Chief Signals Officer for the British Army of the Rhine in 1972 and Assistant Chief of the General Staff (Operational Requirements) in 1975[3] before retiring in 1978.[1]