Roland Gibbs
| Sir Roland Gibbs | |
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Field Marshal Sir Roland Gibbs
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| Born |
22 June 1921 Flax Bourton, Somerset |
| Died | 31 October 2004 (aged 83) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1940–1979 |
| Rank | Field Marshal |
| Commands held |
Chief of the General Staff UK Land Forces 1st (British) Corps 16 Parachute Brigade 3rd Battalion Parachute Regiment |
| Battles/wars |
Second World War Aden Emergency |
| Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Military Cross Knight of the Venerable Order of Saint John |
| Other work | Constable of the Tower of London (1985–90) |
Field Marshal Sir Roland Christopher Gibbs GCB, CBE, DSO, MC, KStJ, DL (22 June 1921 – 31 October 2004) was Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army, from 1976 to 1979, and Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire from 1989 to 1996. He saw active service in the Second World War and acted as chief of staff to the commander of the operation to evacuate all British troops and civilians from Aden during the Aden Emergency.
Born the son of Major Guy Melvil Gibbs and Margaret Gibbs (née St John) and educated at Eton College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Gibbs was commissioned into the Kings Royal Rifle Corps on 31 December 1939 during the early stages of the Second World War. Deployed to North Africa in 1941, he was promoted to lieutenant on 1 July 1941 and awarded the Military Cross on 15 October 1942. He took command of 'C Company' in March 1943 and remained in that role for the rest of the War taking part in the Allied invasion of Italy, the Normandy landings and fighting in North West Europe before being awarded the Distinguished Service Order on 2 August 1945.
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