Roland Guy

General Sir Roland Kelvin Guy GCB, CBE, DSO (25 June 1928 – 13 December 2005) was a senior British Army officer who was Adjutant-General to the Forces.

Sir Roland Guy
Born(1928-06-25)25 June 1928
Srinagar, Kashmir
Died13 December 2005(2005-12-13) (aged 77)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1948–1986
RankGeneral
Service number397265
UnitKing's Royal Rifle Corps
Commands heldAdjutant-General to the Forces
Military Secretary
24 Airportable Brigade
1st Battalion, Royal Green Jackets
Battles/warsMau Mau Uprising
Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation
Operation Banner
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Order

Military career

Born in Srinagar, Kashmir,[1] and educated at Wellington College and at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Roland Guy was commissioned into the Kings Royal Rifle Corps (the 60th) in 1948.[2] He served as an adjutant with the Kenya Regiment during the Mau Mau Uprising.[1] He was adjutant of the 2nd Green Jackets (KRRC) during the confrontation with Indonesia.[1] He became commanding officer of the 1st Battalion The Royal Green Jackets in 1969.[3] He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for service in Northern Ireland in 1972.[4] In 1972 he became Commander of 24 Airportable Brigade.[3]

He was Chief of Staff, HQ BAOR from 1978[3] to 1980 when he became Military Secretary.[5] He was Adjutant-General to the Forces from 1984[6] to 1986.[7]

He was also appointed ADC General to the Queen in 1984.[8]

Guy was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1955,[9] a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1978,[10] a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in 1981,[11] and a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath in 1987.[12]

Retirement

He was a Governor of the Royal Hospital Chelsea from 1987[13] to 1993,[14] and Chairman of the Army Benevolent Fund also from 1987 to 1993.[3]

Family

In 1957 he married Deirdre Graves-Morris and they went on to have two daughters.[3]

References
  1. Obituary: General Sir Roland Guy The Times, 14 December 2005
  2. "No. 38465". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 November 1948. p. 6181.
  3. Debrett's People of Today 1994
  4. "No. 45598". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 February 1972. p. 1895.
  5. "No. 48490". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 January 1981. p. 462.
  6. "No. 49694". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 April 1984. p. 4821.
  7. "No. 50746". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 December 1986. p. 16219.
  8. "No. 49754". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 June 1984. p. 7748.
  9. "No. 40538". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 July 1955. p. 4153.
  10. "No. 47549". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 June 1978. p. 6233.
  11. "No. 48467". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1980. p. 2.
  12. "No. 50764". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1986. p. 2.
  13. "No. 51017". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 August 1987. p. 9877.
  14. "No. 53389". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 August 1993. p. 12912.
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