Robert Corbett (British Army officer)

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Sir Robert Corbett
Born (1940-05-16) 16 May 1940 (age 83)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1959–1994
Rank Major General
Commands held London District
British Forces in Berlin
5th Airborne Brigade
1st Battalion Irish Guards
Awards Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Companion of the Order of the Bath

Major General Sir Robert John Swan Corbett, KCVO , CB (born 16 May 1940) is a retired senior British Army officer who served as the last Commandant of the British Sector in Berlin from 1989 to 1990.

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Military career

Educated at Woodcote House School and Shrewsbury School, Corbett was commissioned into the Irish Guards in 1959. [1] He became commanding officer of the 1st Battalion Irish Guards in 1981. [1] He served as chief of staff to British Forces in the Falkland Islands in 1984 and commander of the 5th Airborne Brigade in 1985. [1] He went on to be Director of Defence Programmes at the Ministry of Defence in 1987 and the last Commandant of the British Sector in Berlin prior to the German reunification in 1990. [1] He was appointed Major-General commanding the Household Division and General Officer Commanding London District in 1991. [1] He retired in 1994. [1]

In retirement Corbett became Secretary of the Dulverton Trust, a national charity with priorities in youth and education. [2]

Family

Corbett married Susan Margaret Anne O'Cock in 1966. They have three sons. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Debrett's People of Today 1994
  2. Dulverton Trust
Military offices
Preceded by Commandant, British Sector in Berlin
1989–1990
Post disbanded
Preceded by GOC London District
1991–1994
Succeeded by