Roddy Cordy-Simpson
Roddy Cordy-Simpson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 February 1944 (age 71) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  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
- ^ Radley College Foundation Report 2004 Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "No. 43898". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 February 1966. p. 1755.
- ^ Srebrenica air evacuation halted by Serb shelling Prescott Courier, 25 March 1993
- ^ Select Committee on Committee House of Commons, 3 February 1999
- ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1994
- ^ Media attacked over Kosovo campaign BBC News, 9 July 1999
- ^ NATO in Bosnia
- ^ "No. 56136". The London Gazette. 2 March 2001. p. 2634.
- ^ "No. 57221". The London Gazette. 2 March 2004. p. 2671.
- ^ "No. 57445". The London Gazette. 22 October 2004. p. 13359.
- ^ "No. 53333". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 1993. p. 33.
- ^ "No. 54993". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1997. p. 5.
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