James Newton Rodney Moore
| Sir Rodney Moore | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1905 |
| Died | 1985 (aged 79–80) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Years of service | 1925-1966 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held |
2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards 8th Brigade 1st Guards Brigade 1st Division 10th Armoured Division London District |
| Battles/wars |
Second World War Malayan Emergency |
| Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order |
General Sir (James Newton) Rodney Moore, GCVO, KCB, CBE, DSO (1905–1985) was a senior British Army officer.
Military career
Educated at Harrow School and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Moore was commissioned into the Grenadier Guards in 1925.[1] From 1942 to 1944 he was General Staff Officer 1 Guards Armoured Division. He was then Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards, in North-West Europe. In 1945 he was promoted and became Commanding Officer 8th Brigade, in Germany and Palestine. From 1946 to 1947 he was Commanding Officer 1st Guards Brigade, also in Palestine.
Returning to the United Kingdom, from 1948 to 1950 Moore was Chief of Staff of London District, and then attended the Imperial Defence College.
From 1951 to 1953 he was Deputy Adjutant-General, British Army of the Rhine, Germany. Moore than undertook his first NATO posting, as Chief of Staff Allied Forces Northern Europe. Returning to the Middle East in 1955, Moore was General Officer Commanding 1st Division. He was then transferred, in the same year, to command the 10th Armoured Division.
Returning to London in 1957, he assumed the post of Major-General commanding the Household Brigade and General Officer Commanding London District. Another overseas posting in 1959 saw him serving as Chief of Armed Forces Staff, Malaya and Director of Border Operations, Malaya.[2] His last active appointment was as the first Defence Services Secretary at the Ministry of Defence in London.[3] He retired in 1966.[4]
From 1965 to 1966 he was Aide-de-Camp General to the Queen.[5] Moore spent his last years as Chief Steward of Hampton Court Palace.[6]
He was also a Gentleman Usher to the Royal Household.[7]
References
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33016. p. 685. 30 January 1925. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 41826. p. 6041. 25 September 1959. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 43269. p. 2257. 10 March 1964. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 44143. p. 11237. 14 October 1966. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 44147. p. 11375. 20 October 1966. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 50143. p. 7725. 4 June 1985. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 46604. p. 7465. 10 June 1975. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Thomas Brodie |
General Officer Commanding the 1st Division 1955 |
Succeeded by Guy Gregson |
| Preceded by New Post |
General Officer Commanding the 10th Armoured Division 1955–1957 |
Succeeded by Post Disbanded |
| Preceded by Sir George Johnson |
GOC London District 1957–1959 |
Succeeded by Sir George Burns |
| Preceded by New Post |
Defence Services Secretary 1964–1966 |
Succeeded by Sir Ian Hogg |