Roddy Cordy-Simpson

Roddy Cordy-Simpson
Born 1944 (age 66)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch 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 (Roddy) Alexander Cordy-Simpson KBE CB DL (born 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]

He 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 the county in 2004.[10]

He was awarded the CB in June 1993[11] and the KBE in the New Year Honours List 1998.[12]

In retirement he became Deputy Lieutenant of Wiltshire.[13]

Family

He is married to Virginia and has two children, Zoe and Angus.

References

  1. ^ Radley College Foundation Report 2004
  2. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 43898. p. 1755. 15 February 1966. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  3. ^ Srebrenica air evacuation halted by Serb shelling Prescott Courier, 25 March 1993
  4. ^ Select Committee on Committee House of Commons, 3 February 1999
  5. ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1994
  6. ^ Media attacked over Kosovo campaign BBC News, 9 July 1999
  7. ^ NATO in Bosnia
  8. ^ London Gazette: no. 56136. p. 2634. 2 March 2001. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  9. ^ London Gazette: no. 57221. p. 2671. 2 March 2004. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  10. ^ London Gazette: no. 57445. p. 13359. 22 October 2004. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  11. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 53333. p. 33. 12 June 1993. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  12. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 54993. p. 5. 31 December 1997. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  13. ^ London Gazette, Issue 57445 of 22 October 2004, page 13359 online
Military offices
Preceded by
Anthony Denison-Smith		 General Officer Commanding the 1st (UK) Armoured Division
1994–1996		 Succeeded by
John Kiszely