Brian Kenny (British Army officer)

Sir Brian Kenny
Born 18 June 1934
Allegiance United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Rank General
Commands held 1st Armoured Division
1st British Corps
British Army of the Rhine
Awards Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire

General Sir Brian Leslie Graham Kenny GCB CBE (born 18 June 1934) is a British Army General who was Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe.

Military career

Educated at Canford School, Brian Kenny was commissioned into the 4th Queen's Own Hussars in 1954.[1] In 1958 the regiment was amalgamated with the 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars to form the Queen's Royal Irish Hussars meaning that Kenny became an officer in the new regiment by default.

He rose to be General Officer Commanding 1st Armoured Division in 1982; he took up an appointment as Director of Army Staff Duties at the Ministry of Defence in 1984 before becoming GOC 1st British Corps in 1985 and then GOC of British Army of the Rhine in 1987.[2]

He was appointed Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe in 1990 and retired in 1993.[3]

He was also Colonel Commandant of the Royal Armoured Corps.[4]

Retirement

He was Governor of the Royal Hospital Chelsea from 1993[5] to 1999.[6]

He was also King of Arms of the Order of the Bath from 1999[7] to 2009.[8]

References

  1. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 40292. p. 5630. 5 October 1954. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
  2. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 51121. p. 14129. 16 November 1987. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
  3. Service appointments The Independent, 13 February 1993
  4. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 51427. p. 8754. 2 August 1988. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
  5. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 53389. p. 12912. 3 August 1993. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
  6. The London Gazette: no. 55590. p. 9174. 24 August 1999. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
  7. The London Gazette: no. 55568. p. 8229. 30 July 1999. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
  8. The London Gazette: no. 59131. p. 12319. 17 July 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
Military offices
Preceded by
Geoffrey Howlett
General Officer Commanding the 1st Armoured Division
19821983
Succeeded by
David Thorne
Preceded by
Sir Martin Farndale
GOC 1st (British) Corps
1985 1987
Succeeded by
Sir Peter Inge
Preceded by
Sir Martin Farndale
Commander-in-Chief of the British Army of the Rhine
19871989
Succeeded by
Sir Peter Inge
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Sir Roland Guy
Governor, Royal Hospital Chelsea
19931999
Succeeded by
Sir Jeremy Mackenzie
Heraldic offices
Preceded by
Sir David Evans
King of Arms of the Order of the Bath
19992009
Succeeded by
Lord Boyce