Sir William Rollo | |
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Nickname(s) | "Bill" |
Born | August 1955 [1] London, England |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1978–2013 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Service number | 504027 |
Commands held | Force Development and Training Multinational Division South East 4th Armoured Brigade Household Cavalry Regiment |
Battles/wars | Bosnian War Kosovo War Iraq War |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Lieutenant General Sir William Raoul Rollo, KCB , CBE (born August 1955) is a former senior British Army officer.
Rollo was commissioned as a second lieutenant (on probation) in the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve on 10 March 1977. [2] He was then granted a short service commission, as a University Candidate, in the Blues and Royals on 4 September that year. [3] His commission was subsequently confirmed and he was promoted to lieutenant, with seniority from 4 September 1975. [4] He was promoted to captain on 4 March 1980, [5] and to major on 30 September 1987. [6] On 30 June 1992, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel. [7] In 1994 he became Commanding Officer of the Household Cavalry Regiment and was deployed to Bosnia as part of the United Nations Protection Force. [8]
Rollo was promoted to colonel on 30 June 1996. [9] In 1998 he was appointed commander of the 4th Armoured Brigade, which was deployed to Macedonia and then to Kosovo. [8]
Rollo was promoted to brigadier on 31 December 1998, with seniority from 30 June. [10] He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2000 New Year Honours, [11] and made aide-de-camp to Queen Elizabeth II on 1 November 2000, [12] relinquishing the appointment on 28 June 2002. [13]
Rollo was deployed as General Officer Commanding Multi-National Division (South East), Iraq in July 2004 and became Assistant Chief of the General Staff in January 2005. [14] In July 2007 he was deployed again – this time as Senior British Military Representative and Deputy Commanding General, Multinational Force, Iraq. [15]
Rollo was appointed Adjutant-General to the Forces in March 2008. [16] Then, in December 2009, he was made Commander Force Development and Training, [17] and in 2010 he was made Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Personnel and Training). [18] He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the 2010 New Year Honours. [19]
Between 2013 and 2023 Rollo was vice-chairman of the Commonwealth of Nations Graves Commission. [20]
In 2023, Rollo was made chair of trustees for The Tank Museum. [21]
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