Bill Rollo
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Lieutenant General Sir William Raoul Rollo KCB
CBE is a British Army
officer.
as a Second Lieutenant (on probation) (University Candidate), 4 September 1977. His commission was confirmed and he was promoted to Lieutenant on 4 September 1977. He was promoted to Captain
on 4 March 1980, and to Major on 30 September 1987. On 30 June 1992, he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. 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).
On 30 June 1996, he was promoted to Colonel. In 1998 he was appointed Commander of 4th Armoured Brigade which was deployed to Macedonia
and then to Kosovo
.
He was promoted to Brigadier
on 31 December 1998 with seniority
from 30 June 1998. He was appointed Aide de Camp to Queen Elizabeth II
on 1 November 2000, and relinquished the appointment on 28 June 2002.
He became General Officer Commanding
the Multinational Division South East
in Basra
in July 2004 and in January 2005 he became Assistant Chief of the General Staff
.
In July 2007 became Deputy Commanding General of the Multi-National Force-Iraq.
He was appointed Adjutant-General to the Forces
in March 2008. Then in December 2009 he was made Commander, Force Development and Training and in 2010 he was made Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Personnel).
He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2000 New Year Honours List and Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 2010 New Year Honours.
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
CBE is a British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
officer.
Military career
Rollo was commissioned into the Blues and RoyalsBlues and Royals
The Blues and Royals is a cavalry regiment of the British Army, part of the Household Cavalry. The Colonel-in-Chief is Her Majesty The Queen and the Colonel is HRH The Princess Royal...
as a Second Lieutenant (on probation) (University Candidate), 4 September 1977. His commission was confirmed and he was promoted to Lieutenant on 4 September 1977. He was promoted to Captain
Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)
Captain is a junior officer rank of the British Army and Royal Marines. It ranks above Lieutenant and below Major and has a NATO ranking code of OF-2. The rank is equivalent to a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy and to a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force...
on 4 March 1980, and to Major on 30 September 1987. On 30 June 1992, he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. In 1994 he became Commanding Officer
Commanding officer
The commanding officer is the officer in command of a military unit. Typically, the commanding officer has ultimate authority over the unit, and is usually given wide latitude to run the unit as he sees fit, within the bounds of military law...
of the Household Cavalry Regiment
Household Cavalry Regiment
The Household Cavalry Regiment is a cavalry regiment of the British Army, and is one of two regiments that are formed from the Household Cavalry. It was formed in 1992, under the Options for Change reforms, by the amalgamation of The Life Guards and the Blues and Royals. Both regiments were...
and was deployed to Bosnia as part of the United Nations Protection Force
United Nations Protection Force
The United Nations Protection Force ', was the first United Nations peacekeeping force in Croatia and in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Yugoslav wars. It existed between the beginning of UN involvement in February 1992, and its restructuring into other forces in March 1995...
(UNPROFOR).
On 30 June 1996, he was promoted to Colonel. In 1998 he was appointed Commander of 4th Armoured Brigade which was deployed to Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
and then to Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...
.
He was promoted to Brigadier
Brigadier (United Kingdom)
Brigadier is a senior rank in the British Army and the Royal Marines.Brigadier is the superior rank to Colonel, but subordinate to Major-General....
on 31 December 1998 with seniority
Seniority
Seniority is the concept of a person or group of people being in charge or in command of another person or group. This control is often granted to the senior person due to experience or length of service in a given position, but it is not uncommon for a senior person to have less experience or...
from 30 June 1998. He was appointed Aide de Camp to Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...
on 1 November 2000, and relinquished the appointment on 28 June 2002.
He became 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...
the Multinational Division South East
Multi-National Division (South-East) (Iraq)
Multi-National Division was a British commanded division responsible for security in the south east of Iraq from 2003 to 2009. It was responsible for the large city of Basra and its headquarters were located at Basra Airport. The division was initially responsible for the governorates of Al...
in Basra
Basra
Basra is the capital of Basra Governorate, in southern Iraq near Kuwait and Iran. It had an estimated population of two million as of 2009...
in July 2004 and in January 2005 he became 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 July 2007 became Deputy Commanding General of the Multi-National Force-Iraq.
He was appointed 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...
in March 2008. Then in December 2009 he was made Commander, Force Development and Training and in 2010 he was made Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Personnel).
He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2000 New Year Honours List and Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 2010 New Year Honours.