James Glover (British Army officer)

Sir James Glover
Born	(1929-03-25)25 March 1929
Died
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Commands held	3 Bn Royal Green Jackets 19 Air Portable Brigade UK Land Forces
Battles/wars	Malayan Emergency Operation Banner
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB)

General Sir James Malcolm Glover, KCB, DL (25 March 1929 – 4 June 2000) was a former Commander in Chief, UK Land Forces.

Army career

Educated at Wellington College, Jimmy Glover, as he was generally known, was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1949. He transferred to the Rifle Brigade in 1956 and served with the Brigade during the Malayan Emergency. He was Commanding Officer of 3 Bn Royal Green Jackets from 1970 to 1971. He then went on to command 19 Air Portable Brigade from 1974 to 1975. He was Commander of Land Forces in Northern Ireland from 1979 to 1980. He was then Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Intelligence) from 1981 to 1983 and Vice Chief of the Imperial General Staff from 1983 to 1985. He served as the Commander in Chief, UK Land Forces from 1985 to 1987 when he retired.

Later career

In retirement he was a Director of BP and Chairman of Royal Armouries International plc. He died in 2000, aged 71.

Further reading

• Walker, Derek and Wilson, Guy, The Royal Armouries in Leeds - The Making of a Museum, Royal Armouries, 1996 ISBN 0-948092-26-2

References

Military offices
Preceded by Sir Roy Halliday	Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Intelligence) 1981–1983	Succeeded by Sir Michael Armitage
Preceded by Sir Thomas Morony	Vice Chief of the Imperial General Staff 1983–1985	Succeeded by Post Disbanded
Preceded by Sir Frank Kitson	Commander in Chief, UK Land Forces 1985–1987	Succeeded by Sir John Chapple