Rohan Delacombe
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Sir Rohan Delacombe KCMG, KCVO, KBE, CB, DSO, KStJ |
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| 20th Governor of Victoria | |
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In office 8 May 1963 – 24 May 1974 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Sir Dallas Brooks |
| Succeeded by | Sir Henry Winneke |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
25 October 1906 St. Julian's, Malta |
| Died | 10 November 1991 (aged 85) Shrewton, Wiltshire, England |
| Resting place | St Mary's Church, Shrewton |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Joyce, Lady Delacombe |
| Military service | |
| Nickname(s) | "Jumbo" |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1926–1962 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Unit | Royal Scots |
| Commands | 8th Battalion, Royal Scots 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots 5th Infantry Brigade 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Knight of Justice of the Order of St John Mentioned in despatches |
Major General Sir Rohan Delacombe KCMG, KCVO, KBE, CB, DSO, KStJ (25 October 1906 – 10 November 1991) was a senior British Army officer who commanded the British occupation forces in Berlin from 1959 to 1962 at the height of the Cold War. He was the last British Governor of Victoria, Australia from 1963 to 1974.
Delacombe was born in Malta on 25 October 1906, the son of Addis and Emma Louise Mary Delacombe. Addis Delacombe served as a pay officer in the British Army; several generations of Delacombes, whose seat was Shrewton Manor, Wiltshire, had served in the armed forces. Rohan was educated at Harrow School and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.
Delacombe was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Royal Scots regiment of the British Army on 4 February 1926, and was promoted to lieutenant on 4 February 1929. He saw service in Egypt, North China and Quetta in India (now Pakistan) with the Regiment's 1st Battalion, and was promoted to captain on 2 March 1937. He then served in Palestine from 1937 until the outbreak of World War II in 1939; he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, Military Division (MBE) in the 1939 King's Birthday Honours List. Delacombe was posted with the 4th Infantry Brigade as part of the British Expeditionary Force which was sent to the Franco-Belgian border following Germany's invasion of Poland. After working at the British Army Staff College in 1940, Delacombe assisted Lt Gen Adrian Carton de Wiart as a General Staff Officer (Grade 2) during the Namsos Campaign in Norway.
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