Roger Wheeler

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Sir Roger Neil Wheeler , GCB , CBE (born December 16, 1941 in Eton , Berkshire ) is a former officer in the British Army , who was chief of the British Army General Staff between 1997 and 2000 . In addition, he was from 2001 to 2009 Constable of the Tower (Constable of the Tower) and was the highest officer of the Tower of London .

Life

Roger Neil Wheeler, son of the late Major General Norman Wheeler and nephew of the late Air Chief Marshal Neil Wheeler , completed his education at the 1515 founded Allhallows College and began in 1961 to study at Hertford College of the University of Oxford . In 1963 he resigned as lieutenant (Second Lieutenant) in the Territorial Army, and moved in 1964 to the infantry regiment Royal Ulster Rifles . He found numerous uses as an officer and staff officer, such as a commander in the following period ( Commanding Officer ) of the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Irish Rangers .

In November 1984 Wheeler was Brigadier General (Brigadier) succeeds Brigadier Jeremy Blacker as commander of the British Army of the Rhine BAOR (British Army of the Rhine) belonging to the 11th Armored Brigade (11th Armored Brigade) . He stayed in this post until November 1986 and was then replaced by Brigadier General Jeremy Phipps . In June 1987 he moved to the General Staff of the Army and was there as the successor to Brigadier General Richard Swinburn until his replacement by Brigadier Peter J. Sheppard in May 1989 as Director of Army Planning (Director of Army Plans) . Then he was in August 1989 as a major general (Major-General) again successor to Major-General Richard Swinburn as a commander ( General Officer Commanding ) of the 1st Armored Division ( 1st Armored Division ) . He held this position until October 1990 and was then replaced by Major General Rupert Smith . He himself, in turn, took over from Major General Richard Swinburn in November 1990 as Assistant Chief of the General Staff (British Army) and remained in this until December 1992, when Major General Michael Walker succeeded him there.

Thereafter, Lieutenant General (Lieutenant General) Roger Wheeler in January 1993, succeeding Lieutenant-General John Wilsey as commander of the Military District Northern Ireland (General Officer Commanding, Northern Ireland District) and held this command until his re-replacement by Lieutenant General Rupert Smith in March 1995 inside. During this time he was beaten on June 12, 1993 to Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB), so that from then on he carried the suffix "Sir". Between March 1995 and March 1996 he served as commander of the British forces stationed in Bosnia-Herzegovina during the Bosnian War . In March 1996 he took over as General from General John Wilsey as Commander-in-Chief of the British Land Forces and remained in this position until January 1997, when General Michael Walker succeeded him again. During this time he was beaten on December 31, 1996 to the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB).

Last seen, General Sir Roger Neil Wheeler in February 1997 as the successor of General Charles Guthrie office as Chief of Staff (Chief of the General Staff) of the British Army, which he held until his retirement from active military service in April 2000th His successor was again General Michael Walker. In August 2000 he succeeded Field Marshal Peter Inge, Baron Inge as Constable of the Tower of London , making him the highest officer of the Tower of London. He held this office until July 2009 and was then replaced again by General Richard Dannatt . He also became Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ SENIOR ARMY APPOINTMENTS: SINCE 1860, p. 273
  2. ↑ SENIOR ARMY APPOINTMENTS: SINCE 1860, p. 21
  3. ↑ SENIOR ARMY APPOINTMENTS: SINCE 1860, p. 205
  4. ↑ SENIOR ARMY APPOINTMENTS: SINCE 1860, p. 18
  5. ↑ SENIOR ARMY APPOINTMENTS: SINCE 1860, p. 115
  6. ↑ a b KNIGHTS AND DAMES WAM - Z. In: leighrayment.com. November 27, 2018, accessed March 27, 2019 .
  7. ↑ SENIOR ARMY APPOINTMENTS: SINCE 1860, p. 73
  8. ↑ SENIOR ARMY APPOINTMENTS: SINCE 1860, p. 6
  9. ↑ SENIOR ARMY APPOINTMENTS: SINCE 1860, p. 122
personal data
SURNAME Wheeler, Roger
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wheeler, Sir Roger Neil (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British general
DATE OF BIRTH December 16, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Eton , Berkshire