Henry Roper
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Henry Roper | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1923 |
| Died | 13 July 1982 (aged 58–59) |
| Service/ | 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
- ^ 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