Henry Roper (British Army officer)
Henry Roper | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1923 |
| Died | 13 July 1982 (aged 58–59) |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1942–1978 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands | 30th Signal Regiment |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Major-General Henry Ernest Roper CB (1923 – 13 July 1982) was a British Army officer who became Assistant Chief of the General Staff.
Military career
[edit]Roper was commissioned into the Royal Corps of Signals in 1942 and fought in World War II in North West Europe and South East Asia.[1] He was appointed Commanding Officer of 30th Signal Regiment in 1964, Assistant Military Secretary at the Ministry of Defence in 1966 and Director of Project Mallard (a scheme to develop a cellular network for the battlefield)[2] at the Ministry of Technology in 1968.[1] He went on to be Chief Signals Officer for the British Army of the Rhine in 1972 and Assistant Chief of the General Staff (Operational Requirements) in 1975[3] before retiring in 1978.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ^ Christopher H. Sterling (2008). Military Communications: From Ancient Times to the 21st Century. ABC-CLIO. p. 456. ISBN 978-1-85109-732-6.
- ^ Army Commands Archived 5 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine