Roy Redgrave (British Army officer)
Major-General Sir Roy Redgrave | |
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| Born | 16 September 1925 Bucharest, Romania |
| Died | 3 July 2011 (aged 85) United Kingdom |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1943−1980 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Service number | 330640 |
| Unit | Royal Horse Guards |
| Commands | Household Cavalry Regiment Royal Horse Guards British Forces in Berlin Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong |
| Battles / wars | World War II 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.[1]
Military career
[edit]Educated at Lambrook preparatory school and Sherborne School, Redgrave joined the Royal Horse Guards as a trooper in 1943 during World War II.[2] In 1953 he managed the Hyde Park Horse Camp for the Coronation of the Queen.[3] Then in the late 1950s he was deployed to Cyprus at the height of the EOKA resistance campaign.[3]
He was made Commanding Officer of the Household Cavalry Regiment in 1962 and of the Royal Horse Guards in 1964.[2] He became Commandant of the Royal Armoured Corps Centre in 1974 and Commandant of the British Sector in Berlin in 1975.[2] He went on to be Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong in 1978 and retired in 1980.[2]
Family life
[edit]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 first cousin of the half blood of Vanessa, Corin and Lynn Redgrave.[3] He had two sons.[4][1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Obituary of Sir Roy Redgrave". The Daily Telegraph. London. 31 July 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ a b c d Debrett's People of Today 1994
- ^ a b c Full marks for originality. The Spectator, 3 February 2001
- ^ Major General Sir Roy Redgrave. The Times, 6 July 2011
Publications
[edit]- Balkan Blue by Major General Sir Roy Redgrave KBE MC, published by Pen & Sword, London 2000
- Adventures of Colonel Daffodil by Major General Sir Roy Redgrave KBE MC, published by Pen & Sword, London 2007
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- 1925 births
- 2011 deaths
- Military personnel from Bucharest
- British Army major generals
- British military personnel of the Cyprus Emergency
- Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- People educated at Sherborne School
- Recipients of the Military Cross
- Royal Horse Guards officers
- British Army personnel of World War II
- British people of Romanian descent