Bill Rollo

Lieutenant General Sir William Raoul Rollo KCB, CBE is a former senior British Army officer.

Sir William Rollo
Birth nameWilliam Raoul Rollo
Nickname(s)Bill
BornLondon, England
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1978–2013
RankLieutenant General
Service number504027
Commands held4th Armoured Brigade
Multinational Division South East
Battles/warsBosnian War
Kosovo War
Iraq War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Military career

Rollo was commissioned into the Blues and Royals as a Second Lieutenant (on probation) (University Candidate), 4 September 1977.[1] His commission was confirmed and he was promoted to lieutenant on 4 September 1977.[2] He was promoted to captain on 4 March 1980,[3] and to major on 30 September 1987.[4] On 30 June 1992, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel.[5] In 1994 he became Commanding Officer of the Household Cavalry Regiment and was deployed to Bosnia as part of the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR).[6]

On 30 June 1996, he was promoted to colonel.[7] In 1998 he was appointed Commander of 4th Armoured Brigade which was deployed to Macedonia and then to Kosovo.[6]

Rollo was promoted to brigadier on 31 December 1998 with seniority from 30 June 1998.[8] He was appointed aide-de-camp to Queen Elizabeth II on 1 November 2000,[9] and relinquished the appointment on 28 June 2002.[10]

He 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.[11]

In July 2007 he was deployed again – this time as Senior British Military Representative and Deputy Commanding General, Multinational Force, Iraq.[12]

He was appointed Adjutant-General to the Forces in March 2008.[13] Then in December 2009 he was made Commander Force Development and Training[14] and in 2010 he was made Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Personnel and Training).[15]

He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2000 New Year Honours List[16] and Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 2010 New Year Honours.[17]

References
  1. "No. 47468". The London Gazette (Supplement). 20 February 1978. p. 2259.
  2. "No. 47474". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 February 1978. p. 2590.
  3. "No. 48123". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 March 1980. p. 3766.
  4. "No. 51080". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 October 1987. p. 12383.
  5. "No. 53001". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 July 1992. p. 12671.
  6. Biography at the Ministry of Defence Archived 21 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  7. "No. 5443". The London Gazette. 1 July 1996. p. 8911.
  8. "No. 55365". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 January 1999. p. 53.
  9. "No. 56048". The London Gazette. 31 December 1999. p. 13691.
  10. "No. 56646". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 July 2002. p. 9095.
  11. Ministry of Defence: Delivering digital tactical communications through the Bowman CIP Programme Public Accounts Committee, 27 February 2007
  12. Multi National Force-Iraq 31 October 2007
  13. AFF
  14. Army conducts top level organisational review Defence News, 9 December 2009
  15. Whitaker's Almanack 2011
  16. "No. 55711". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1999. p. 42.
  17. "No. 59282". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2009. p. 2.
Military offices
Preceded by
Andrew Stewart		 General Officer Commanding
Multi-National Division (South East), Iraq
July 2004 – November 2004		 Succeeded by
Jonathon Riley
Preceded by
David Richards		 Assistant Chief of the General Staff
2005–2007		 Succeeded by
Simon Mayall
Preceded by
Graeme Lamb		 Senior British Military Representative
and Deputy Commanding General, Multinational Force, Iraq
2007–2008		 Succeeded by
John Cooper
Preceded by
Sir Freddie Viggers		 Adjutant General
2008–2009		 Succeeded by
Mark Mans
Preceded by
New Post		 Commander Force Development and Training
2009–2010		 Succeeded by
Paul Newton
Preceded by
Peter Wilkinson		 Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Personnel and Training)
2010–2013		 Succeeded by
Andrew Gregory
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