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词条 Roland Guy
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  1. Military career

  2. Retirement

  3. Family

  4. References

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General Sir Roland Kelvin Guy {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|GCB|CBE|DSO}} (25 June 1928 – 13 December 2005) was a senior British Army officer who was Adjutant-General to the Forces.

Military career

Born in Srinagar, Kashmir,[1] and educated at Wellington College and at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Roland Guy was commissioned into the Kings Royal Rifle Corps (the 60th) in 1948.[2] He served as an adjutant with the Kenya Regiment during the Mau Mau Uprising.[1] He was adjutant of the 2nd Green Jackets (KRRC) during the confrontation with Indonesia.[1] He became Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion The Royal Green Jackets in 1969.[3] He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for service in Northern Ireland in 1972.[4] In 1972 he became Commander of 24 Airportable Brigade.[3]

He was Chief of Staff, HQ BAOR from 1978[3] to 1980 when he became Military Secretary.[5] He was Adjutant-General to the Forces from 1984[6] to 1986.[7]

He was also appointed ADC General to the Queen in 1984.[8]

Guy was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1955,[9] a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1978,[10] a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in 1981,[11] and a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath in 1987.[12]

Retirement

He was a Governor of the Royal Hospital Chelsea from 1987[13] to 1993,[14] and Chairman of the Army Benevolent Fund also from 1987 to 1993.[3]

Family

In 1957 he married Deirdre Graves-Morris and together they went on to have two daughters.[3]

References

1. ^Obituary: General Sir Roland Guy The Times, 14 December 2005
2. ^{{London Gazette|issue=38465|supp=y|page=6181|date=26 November 1948}}
3. ^Debrett's People of Today 1994
4. ^{{London Gazette|issue=45598|supp=y|page=1895|date=14 February 1972}}
5. ^{{London Gazette|issue=48490|supp=y|page=462|date=13 January 1981}}
6. ^{{London Gazette|issue=49694|supp=y|page=4821|date=2 April 1984}}
7. ^{{London Gazette|issue=50746|supp=y|page=16219|date=15 December 1986}}
8. ^{{London Gazette|issue=49754|supp=y|page=7748|date=5 June 1984}}
9. ^{{London Gazette|issue=40538|supp=y|page=4153|date=15 July 1955}}
10. ^{{London Gazette|issue=47549|supp=y|page=6233|date=3 June 1978}}
11. ^{{London Gazette|issue=48467|supp=y|page=2|date=31 December 1980}}
12. ^{{London Gazette|issue=50764|supp=y|page=2|date=31 December 1986}}
13. ^{{London Gazette|issue=51017|supp=y|page=9877|date=31 August 1987}}
14. ^{{London Gazette|issue=53389|supp=y|page=12912|date=3 August 1993}}
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