| Sir Robert Pascoe | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 February 1932 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | Operation Banner |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Member of the Order of the British Empire |
General Sir Robert Alan Pascoe KCB MBE (born 21 February 1932) is a former Adjutant-General to the Forces.
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Educated at Tavistock Grammar School and at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Pascoe was commissioned into the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry in 1952.[1] He served with the 2nd Battalion The Royal Green Jackets in the UK and Malaysia from 1964 to 1966[1] and was mentioned in despatches when serving in Borneo in 1966.[1] He was awarded the MBE in 1968.[1]
He commanded the 1st Battalion Royal Green Jackets in BAOR and Northern Ireland from 1971 to 1974[1] and was mentioned in despatches in Northern Ireland in 1974.[1] He went on to command 5 Field Force in BAOR from 1976 to 1979.[1] He was appointed Assistant Chief of the General Staff in 1980, General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland in 1985[1] and became a KCB that same year.[1] He was promoted to General in 1988 on appointment to the role of Adjutant General from which post he retired in 1990.[1]
His honorary posts included being Colonel Commandant of the 1st Battalion The Royal Green Jackets from 1986 to 1991 and ADC General to HM The Queen from 1989 to 1991.[1]
Pascoe is currently President of Project 65,[2] a charity initially set up to promote the 65th Anniversary of D Day and is now organising extreme challenge events and raising funds to provide help for the care and support of wounded armed forces personnel and forces families,[3] and Vice-President of the Royal Patriotic Fund Corporation, a charity to provide assistance to the widows, orphans and other dependants of members of the armed forces.[4]
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Maurice Johnston |
Assistant Chief of the General Staff 1980–1983 |
Succeeded by Laurence New |
| Preceded by Robert Richardson |
General Officer Commanding the British Army in Northern Ireland 1985–1988 |
Succeeded by Sir John Waters |
| Preceded by Sir David Mostyn |
Adjutant General 1988–1990 |
Succeeded by Sir David Ramsbotham |