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Robert Gordon (British Army officer)

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Robert Gordon
Born23 November 1950
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1970–2005
RankMajor-General
Commands held17th/21st Lancers
19th Mechanised Brigade
2nd Division
Battles/warsOperation Banner
Gulf War
Bosnian War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Major-General Robert Duncan Seaton Gordon CMG CBE (born 23 November 1950) is a former British Army officer who commanded 2nd Division.

Military career

Educated at Wellington College and St Catharine's College, Cambridge, Gordon was commissioned into the 17th/21st Lancers in 1970 and subsequently saw operational service in Cyprus and Northern Ireland.[1] He was made Commanding Officer of his Regiment in 1990 and saw service in the Gulf War.[1] He was made Secretary to the Chiefs of Staff Committee at the Ministry of Defence in 1992 and Commander of 19th Mechanised Brigade in 1994 and then commanded the South West Sector during the Bosnian War.[1] He was appointed Director of Army Public Relations at the Ministry of Defence in 1997, General Officer Commanding 2nd Division in 1999 (also becoming Governor of Edinburgh Castle in 2000)[2] and Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea in October 2002[3] before he retired in 2005.[1]

In retirement he has become a consultant as well as a trustee of the Kohima Education Trust.[1]

Family

He is married to Gina; they have two sons.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Trustees of the Kohima Education Trust
  2. ^ "No. 55778". The London Gazette. 1 March 2000. p. 2333.
  3. ^ Statement by the UNMEE Force Commander Major General Robert Gordon UN Mission, June 2003
Military offices
Preceded by General Officer Commanding the 2nd Division
1999–2002 		Succeeded by
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