Rodney Moore (British Army officer)

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Sir Rodney Moore
Birth nameJames Newton Rodney Moore
Born(1905-06-09)9 June 1905
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Order
Mentioned in dispatches
Order of the Crown (Belgium)
Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (Malaysia)
Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia
RelationsSir Newton Moore (father)

General Officer Commanding London District from 1957 to 1959. Moore was appointed the inaugural Chief of Malaysian Armed Forces Staff from 1959 to 1965, a post he occupied during the final stages of the Malayan Emergency and early period of the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation. His final posting was as Defence Services Secretary from 1964 to 1966.[2]

Early life and education

Moore was born in Bunbury, Western Australia, on 9 June 1905, the son of Major General Sir Newton Moore and his wife, Isabel Lowrie. He was educated at Harrow School and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.[2]

Military career

Rodney Moore, Palestine 1946

After

Commanding Officer of the 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards, in North-West Europe. In 1945 he assumed command of the 8th Infantry Brigade in Germany and Palestine.[4]

Returning to the United Kingdom in 1948, Moore was

Imperial Defence College.[4]

From 1951 to 1953 Moore was Deputy

General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1st Infantry Division. He was then transferred, in the same year, to command the 10th Armoured Division.[4]

Returning to London in 1957, Moore assumed the post of Major-General commanding the Household Brigade and London District. Another overseas posting in 1959 saw him serving as Chief of Armed Forces Staff (now known as Chief of Defence Forces), Malaya and Director of Border Operations, Malaya.[5] For his service in this role, Moore was appointed an honorary Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm by the Malayan government in 1961.[6] His last active appointment was as the first Defence Services Secretary at the Ministry of Defence in London.[7] He retired in 1966.[8]

From 1965 to 1966 Moore was Aide-de-Camp General to The Queen.[9] Moore spent his last years as Chief Steward of Hampton Court Palace.[10]

Moore was also a

Gentleman Usher to the Royal Household.[11]

References

  1. ^ Australia, Birth Index, 1788–1922
  2. ^ a b "Obituary: Gen Sir Rodney Moore". The Times. 21 May 1985. p. 14.
  3. ^ "No. 33016". The London Gazette. 30 January 1925. p. 685.
  4. ^ a b c "General Sir J N R Moore GCVO KCB CBE DSO". The British Empire. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  5. ^ "No. 41826". The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 September 1959. p. 6041.
  6. ^ "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1961" (PDF).
  7. ^ "No. 43269". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 March 1964. p. 2257.
  8. ^ "No. 44143". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 October 1966. p. 11237.
  9. ^ "No. 44147". The London Gazette (Supplement). 20 October 1966. p. 11375.
  10. ^ "No. 50143". The London Gazette. 4 June 1985. p. 7725.
  11. ^ "No. 46604". The London Gazette. 10 June 1975. p. 7465.

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Military offices
Preceded by GOC 1st Infantry Division
1955 		Succeeded by
Preceded by GOC London District
1957–1959 		Succeeded by
New office Chief of Malaysian Armed Forces Staff
1959–1964 		Succeeded by
Defence Services Secretary
1964–1966 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Colonel Commandant and President, Honourable Artillery Company
1966–1976 		Succeeded by
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