Henry Roper

Henry Roper
Born 1923
Died 13 July 1982
Allegiance United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service 1942-1978
Rank Major-General
Commands held 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

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

Military offices
Preceded by
Hugh Cunningham
Assistant Chief of the General Staff
19751978
Succeeded by
Ian Baker
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