Roddy Cordy-Simpson
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Roddy Cordy-Simpson
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| Born | 29 February 1944 (age 71) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |
 British Army |
| Years of service | 1966 – present |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held | 1st (UK) Armoured Division |
| Battles/wars | Bosnian War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Lieutenant General Sir Roderick Alexander 'Roddy' Cordy-Simpson KBE CB DL (born 29 February 1944) is a retired British Army general.
Career
Educated at Radley College,[1] Roddy Cordy-Simpson was commissioned into the 13th/18th Hussars in February 1966.[2] He was deployed to Bosnia as Chief of Staff[3] of the United Nations Protection Force in 1992[4] and was appointed General Officer Commanding 1st (UK) Armoured Division in 1994.[5] He was deployed to Bosnia again in December 1996[6] as Deputy Force Commander Operations for the Stabilisation Force (SFOR).[7]
In March 2001 he was appointed Lieutenant of the Tower of London,[8] leaving that role in March 2004.[9] Having settled at Bishopstrow in Wiltshire, he was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Wiltshire in 2004.[10] He was awarded the CB in June 1993[11] and the KBE in the New Year Honours List 1998.[12]
Family
He is married to Virginia and has two children, Zoe and Angus.
References
- ↑ Radley College Foundation Report 2004
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 43898. p. 1755. 15 February 1966. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
- ↑ Srebrenica air evacuation halted by Serb shelling Prescott Courier, 25 March 1993
- ↑ Select Committee on Committee House of Commons, 3 February 1999
- ↑ Whitaker's Almanack 1994
- ↑ Media attacked over Kosovo campaign BBC News, 9 July 1999
- ↑ NATO in Bosnia
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 56136. p. 2634. 2 March 2001. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 57221. p. 2671. 2 March 2004. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 57445. p. 13359. 22 October 2004. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 53333. p. 33. 12 June 1993. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 54993. p. 5. 31 December 1997. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
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| Preceded by | General Officer Commanding the 1st (UK) Armoured Division 1994–1996 |
Succeeded by John Kiszely |
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