Robert Pascoe
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Sir Robert Alan Pascoe KCB MBE
(born 21 February 1932) is a former Adjutant-General to the Forces
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in 1952. He served with the 2nd Battalion The Royal Green Jackets in the UK
and Malaysia from 1964 to 1966 and was mentioned in despatches when serving in Borneo
in 1966. He was awarded the MBE
in 1968.
He commanded the 1st Battalion Royal Green Jackets
in BAOR
and Northern Ireland
from 1971 to 1974 and was mentioned in despatches in Northern Ireland
in 1974. He went on to command 5 Field Force in BAOR
from 1976 to 1979. He was appointed Assistant Chief of the General Staff
in 1980, General Officer Commanding
Northern Ireland
in 1985 and became a KCB that same year. He was promoted to General
in 1988 on appointment to the role of Adjutant General
from which post he retired in 1990.
His honorary posts included being Colonel Commandant
of the 1st Battalion The Royal Green Jackets from 1986 to 1991 and ADC General to HM The Queen from 1989 to 1991.
of Project 65, a charity
initially set up to promote the 65th Anniversary
of D Day and is now organising extreme challenge events and raising funds to provide help for the care and support of wounded armed forces
personnel and forces families, and Vice-President of the Royal Patriotic Fund Corporation
, a charity
to provide assistance to the widow
s, orphan
s and other dependant
s of members of the armed forces.
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General
A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
Sir Robert Alan Pascoe KCB MBE
Order of the British Empire
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(born 21 February 1932) is a former Adjutant-General to the Forces
Adjutant-General to the Forces
The Adjutant-General to the Forces, commonly just referred to as the Adjutant-General , is one of the most senior officers in the British Army. He is in charge of administration, personnel and organisational matters. The Adjutant-General usually holds the rank of General or Lieutenant-General...
.
Army career
Educated at Tavistock Grammar School and at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Pascoe was commissioned into the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light InfantryOxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry was an infantry regiment of the British Army.The regiment was formed as a consequence of Childers reforms, a continuation of the Cardwell reforms, by the amalgamation of the 43rd Regiment of Foot and the 52nd Regiment of Foot , forming the 1st...
in 1952. He served with the 2nd Battalion The Royal Green Jackets in the UK
United Kingdom
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and Malaysia from 1964 to 1966 and was mentioned in despatches when serving in Borneo
Borneo
Borneo is the third largest island in the world and is located north of Java Island, Indonesia, at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia....
in 1966. He was awarded the MBE
MBE
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in 1968.
He commanded the 1st Battalion Royal Green Jackets
Royal Green Jackets
The Royal Green Jackets was an infantry regiment of the British Army, one of two "large regiments" within the Light Division .-History:...
in BAOR
British Army of the Rhine
There have been two formations named British Army of the Rhine . Both were originally occupation forces in Germany, one after the First World War, and the other after the Second World War.-1919–1929:...
and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
from 1971 to 1974 and was mentioned in despatches in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
in 1974. He went on to command 5 Field Force in BAOR
British Army of the Rhine
There have been two formations named British Army of the Rhine . Both were originally occupation forces in Germany, one after the First World War, and the other after the Second World War.-1919–1929:...
from 1976 to 1979. He was appointed Assistant Chief of the General Staff
Assistant Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom)
-Responsibilities:The Assistant Chief of the General Staff supports the Chief of the General Staff in his responsibilities, sets the conditions for the British Army to contribute to success on operations, ensures coherence across the 'Defence Lines of Development' and develops the Army of the...
in 1980, General Officer Commanding
General Officer Commanding
General Officer Commanding is the usual title given in the armies of Commonwealth nations to a general officer who holds a command appointment. Thus, a general might be the GOC II Corps or GOC 7th Armoured Division...
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
in 1985 and became a KCB that same year. He was promoted to General
General
A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
in 1988 on appointment to the role of Adjutant General
Adjutant-General to the Forces
The Adjutant-General to the Forces, commonly just referred to as the Adjutant-General , is one of the most senior officers in the British Army. He is in charge of administration, personnel and organisational matters. The Adjutant-General usually holds the rank of General or Lieutenant-General...
from which post he retired in 1990.
His honorary posts included being Colonel Commandant
Colonel Commandant
Colonel Commandant is a military title used in the armed forces of some English-speaking countries. The title, not a substantive rank, could denote a senior colonel with authority over fellow colonels...
of the 1st Battalion The Royal Green Jackets from 1986 to 1991 and ADC General to HM The Queen from 1989 to 1991.
Later career
Pascoe is currently PresidentPresident
A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
of Project 65, a charity
Charitable organization
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initially set up to promote the 65th Anniversary
Anniversary
An anniversary is a day that commemorates or celebrates a past event that occurred on the same day of the year as the initial event. For example, the first event is the initial occurrence or, if planned, the inaugural of the event. One year later would be the first anniversary of that event...
of D Day and is now organising extreme challenge events and raising funds to provide help for the care and support of wounded armed forces
Armed forces
The armed forces of a country are its government-sponsored defense, fighting forces, and organizations. They exist to further the foreign and domestic policies of their governing body, and to defend that body and the nation it represents from external aggressors. In some countries paramilitary...
personnel and forces families, and Vice-President of the Royal Patriotic Fund Corporation
Royal Patriotic Fund Corporation
The Royal Patriotic Fund Corporation was a charitable body set up by Royal Warrant in the United Kingdom during the Crimean War. It provided assistance to the widows, orphans and other dependants of members of the armed forces...
, a charity
Charitable organization
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to provide assistance to the widow
Widow
A widow is a woman whose spouse has died, while a widower is a man whose spouse has died. The state of having lost one's spouse to death is termed widowhood or occasionally viduity. The adjective form is widowed...
s, orphan
Orphan
An orphan is a child permanently bereaved of or abandoned by his or her parents. In common usage, only a child who has lost both parents is called an orphan...
s and other dependant
Dependant
This article is related to law. For the personality trait, see Dependent Personality DisorderA dependant or dependent is a person who relies on another as a primary source of income...
s of members of the armed forces.
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