James Glover (British Army officer)

General Sir James Malcolm Glover, KCB, MBE, 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.

Sir James Glover
Born(1929-03-25)25 March 1929
Died4 June 2000(2000-06-04) (aged 71)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
RankGeneral
Commands heldLand Forces (1985–87)
19 Air Portable Brigade (1974–75)
3rd Battalion Royal Green Jackets (1970–71)
Battles/warsMalayan Emergency
Operation Banner
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Member of the Order of the British Empire

Army career

Educated at Wellington College, Jimmy Glover, as he was generally known, was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1949.[1] He transferred to the Rifle Brigade in 1956 and served with the brigade during the Malayan Emergency.[2] He was Commanding Officer of the 3rd Battalion Royal Green Jackets from 1970 to 1971.[1] He then went on to command 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 BP and Chairman of Royal Armouries International plc.[3] He died in 2000, aged 71.[2]

Further reading
  • Walker, Derek and Wilson, Guy, The Royal Armouries in Leeds – The Making of a Museum, Royal Armouries, 1996 ISBN 0-948092-26-2
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References
  1. Debrett's People of Today 1994
  2. Sir James Glover, Obituary The Guardian, 6 June 2000
  3. Derek Walker and Guy Wilson, p. 123
Military offices
Preceded by
Sir Roy Halliday		 Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Intelligence)
1981–1983		 Succeeded by
Sir Michael Armitage
Preceded by
Sir Thomas Morony		 Vice Chief of the General Staff
1983–1985		 Post disbanded
Preceded by
Sir Frank Kitson		 Commander-in-Chief, Land Forces
1985–1987		 Succeeded by
Sir John Chapple
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