Brian Kenny (British Army officer)
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Sir Brian Leslie Graham Kenny GCB CBE (born 18 June 1934) is a British Army
General who was Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe.
, Brian Kenny was commissioned into the 4th Queen's Own Hussars
in 1954.
He rose to be General Officer Commanding
1st Armoured Division in 1982; he took up an appointment as Director of Army Staff Duties at the Ministry of Defence
in 1984 before becoming GOC 1st British Corps in 1985 and then GOC of British Army of the Rhine
in 1987.
He was appointed Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe in 1990 and retired in 1993.
He was also Colonel Commandant
of the Royal Armoured Corps
.
from 1993 to 1999.
He was also King of Arms of the Order of the Bath
from 1999 to 2009.
General (United Kingdom)
General is currently the highest peace-time rank in the British Army and Royal Marines. It is subordinate to the Army rank of Field Marshal, has a NATO-code of OF-9, and is a four-star rank....
Sir Brian Leslie Graham Kenny GCB CBE (born 18 June 1934) 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...
General who was Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe.
Military career
Educated at Canford SchoolCanford School
Canford School is a coeducational independent school for both day and boarding pupils, in the village of Canford Magna, near to the market town of Wimborne Minster in Dorset, in South West England. The school was founded in 1923. There are approximately 600 pupils at Canford, organised into houses...
, Brian Kenny was commissioned into the 4th Queen's Own Hussars
4th Queen's Own Hussars
The 4th Queen's Own Hussars was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first raised in 1685. It saw service for three centuries, before being amalgamated into The Queen's Royal Irish Hussars in 1958....
in 1954.
He rose to be 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...
1st Armoured Division in 1982; he took up an appointment as Director of Army Staff Duties at the Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
The Ministry of Defence is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and is the headquarters of the British Armed Forces....
in 1984 before becoming GOC 1st British Corps in 1985 and then GOC of British Army of the Rhine
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:...
in 1987.
He was appointed Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe in 1990 and retired in 1993.
He was also 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 Royal Armoured Corps
Royal Armoured Corps
The Royal Armoured Corps is currently a collection of ten regular regiments, mostly converted from old horse cavalry regiments, and four Yeomanry regiments of the Territorial Army...
.
Retirement
He was Governor of the Royal Hospital ChelseaRoyal Hospital Chelsea
The Royal Hospital Chelsea is a retirement home and nursing home for British soldiers who are unfit for further duty due to injury or old age, located in the Chelsea region of central London, now the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is a true hospital in the original sense of the word,...
from 1993 to 1999.
He was also King of Arms of the Order of the Bath
King of Arms of the Order of the Bath
-Kings of Arms:*1725–1745: Grey Longueville*1745–?: Edward Younge *?–1757: William Woodley*1757–1771: Samuel Horsey*1771–1800: Sir Thomas Cullum, 7th Baronet*1800–1829: John Palmer Cullum, Esq. *1829–1864: Algernon Frederick Greville...
from 1999 to 2009.