Hamish Rollo
Major-General (Norman) Hamish Rollo CBE (21 May 1955 – 26 March 2009) was a British Army officer who became General Officer Commanding, Theatre Troops.
Hamish Rollo | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 May 1955 |
| Died | 26 March 2009 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Years of service | 1973 - 2009 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands held | 22 Engineer Regiment 19th Mechanized Brigade Theatre Troops |
| Battles/wars | Gulf War Bosnian War Kosovo War |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Military career edit
Educated at Radley College and the Royal Military College of Science at Shrivenham, Rollo was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1973.[1] He served in the Gulf War in 1990 before becoming commanding officer of 22 Engineer Regiment in January 1995 in which role he was deployed to Bosnia with IFOR.[2] He went on to be Chief of Staff at Headquarters 3rd Mechanised Division in January 1997 and returned to Bosnia before being deployed to Kosovo.[2] He became commander of 19th Mechanized Brigade in April 2000, commander of the Multi-National Brigade (Centre) in Kosovo in 2001 and Assistant Chief of Staff Crisis and Deliberate Planning at Permanent Joint Headquarters in Northwood in December 2001.[2] He went on to be Assistant Commandant (Land) at the Joint Services Command and Staff College in November 2003 and General Officer Commanding, Theatre Troops in November 2006.[2] In 2006 he was given the colonelcy of the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment.[3]
He died of natural causes on 26 March 2009 and was buried at Tidworth Military Cemetery.[4]