Roy Redgrave (British Army officer)
| Sir Roy Redgrave | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | 16 September 1925 |
| Died | 3 July 2011 (aged 85) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands held |
Household Cavalry Regiment Royal Horse Guards British Forces in Berlin Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong |
| Battles/wars | Cyprus Emergency |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross |
Major-General Sir Roy Michael Frederick Redgrave, KBE MC (16 September 1925 – 3 July 2011) was Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong.
Military career
Educated at Lambrook preparatory school and Sherborne School, Redgrave joined Royal Horse Guards as a trooper in 1943.[1] In 1953 he managed the Hyde Park Horse Camp for the Coronation of the Queen.[2] Then in the late 1950s he was deployed to Cyprus at the height of the EOKA resistance campaign.[2]
He was made Commanding Officer of the Household Cavalry Regiment in 1962 and of the Royal Horse Guards in 1964.[1] He became Commandant of the Royal Armoured Corps Centre in 1974 and Commandant of the British Sector in Berlin in 1975.[1] He went on to be Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong in 1978 and retired in 1980.[1]
He was related to the Redgrave family of actors, via his father Robin Roy Redgrave, who was the patriarch Roy Redgrave's son by his first wife. Thus he was a nephew of Sir Michael Redgrave and a half-blood first cousin of Vanessa, Corin and Lynn Redgrave.[2] He had two sons.[3][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Debrett's People of Today 1994
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Full marks for originality The Spectator, 3 February 2001
- ↑ Obituary: Sir Roy Redgrave The Times, 6 July 2011
- ↑ "Obituary of Sir Roy Redgrave". London: The Daily Telegraph. 31 July 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
Publications
- Balkan Blue by Major General Sir Roy Redgrave KBE MC, published by Pen & Sword, London 2000
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir David Scott-Barrett |
Commandant, British Sector in Berlin 1975–1978 |
Succeeded by Sir Robert Richardson |
| Preceded by Sir John Archer |
Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong 1978–1980 |
Succeeded by Sir John Chapple |
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