James Glover (British Army officer)

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Sir

James Glover
Born(1929-03-25)25 March 1929
Died4 June 2000(2000-06-04) (aged 71)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branch
Member of the Order of the British Empire

DL (25 March 1929 – 4 June 2000) was a senior British Army officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, Land Forces
from 1985 to 1987.

Army career

Educated at

19 Air Portable Brigade from 1974 to 1975.[1] He was Commander of Land Forces in Northern Ireland from 1979 to 1980.[1] He was then Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Intelligence) from 1981 to 1983 and Vice Chief of the General Staff from 1983 to 1985.[1] He served as the Commander-in-Chief, Land Forces from 1985 to 1987 when he retired.[1]

Later career

In retirement he was a Director of

Chairman of Royal Armouries International plc.[3] He died in 2000, aged 71.[2]

In 1988 in a BBC documentary by journalist

Provisional IRA could be militarily defeated to which Glover replied "In no way, can or will the Provisional Irish Republican Army ever be defeated militarily."[4]

Further reading

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Debrett's People of Today 1994
  2. ^ a b Sir James Glover, Obituary The Guardian, 6 June 2000
  3. ^ Derek Walker and Guy Wilson, p. 123
  4. ^ Maas, Peter (10 July 1988). "GENERATIONS OF TORMENT". The New York Times.
Military offices
Preceded by Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Intelligence)
1981–1983 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Vice Chief of the General Staff
1983–1985 		Post abolished
Preceded by Commander-in-Chief, Land Forces
1985–1987 		Succeeded by
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