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Henry Roper
British Army general
Major-General Henry Ernest Roper CB (1923 – 13 July 1982) was a British Army officer who became Assistant Chief of the General Staff.
For the Irish Anglican priest, see Henry Roper (priest).
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Born | 1923 |
Died | 13 July 1982(1982-07-13) (aged 58–59) |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1942–1978 |
Rank | Major-General |
Commands held | 30th Signal Regiment |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
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Roper was commissioned into the Royal Corps of Signals in 1942 and fought in World War II in North West Europe and South East Asia.[1] He was appointed Commanding Officer of 30th Signal Regiment in 1964, Assistant Military Secretary at the Ministry of Defence in 1966 and Director of Project Mallard (a scheme to develop a cellular network for the battlefield)[2] at the Ministry of Technology in 1968.[1] He went on to be Chief Signals Officer for the British Army of the Rhine in 1972 and Assistant Chief of the General Staff (Operational Requirements) in 1975[3] before retiring in 1978.[1]
- Christopher H. Sterling (2008). Military Communications: From Ancient Times to the 21st Century. ABC-CLIO. p. 456. ISBN 978-1-85109-732-6.
- Army Commands Archived 5 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
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Preceded by | Assistant Chief of the General Staff 1975–1978 |
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