Field Marshal Roland Christopher Gibbs, GCB, CBE, DES, Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire

1921 - 2004  (83 years)

• Name	Roland Christopher Gibbs
  Title	Field Marshal
  Suffix	GCB, CBE, DES, Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire
  Birth	22 Jun 1921	Barrow Gurney, Somerset
  	Gratwicke Hall
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	31 Jul 1921	Barrow Gurney, Somerset
  Death	31 Oct 2004	Devizes, Wiltshire
  Notes	Field Marshal Sir Roland Christopher Gibbs, GCB, CBE, DSO, MC, ADC, (Gen). Baptised 31 July 1921 at Barrow Gurney. Educated at Eton and RMC. Field Marshal 1979. Served 1939-45 War in North Africa, Italy and N.W. Europe. On the Staff in Ministry of Defence (1956-59); Washington (1962-63) and Chief of Staff, HQ Middle East (1966-67). Commander: 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (1960-62); 16 Parachute Brigade (1963-66); British Forces Persian Gulf (1969-71); 1st British Corps B.A.O.R. (1972-74). Commander in Chief United Kingdom Land Forces (1974-76). Chief of the General Staff (1976-79). Colonel Commandant The Royal Green Jackets and The Parachute Regiment. ADC General to H.M. The Queen (1976-79). M.C. 1942; D.S.O. 1945; C.B.E. 1968; K.C.B. 1972; G.C.B. 1976. Deputy Lieutenant of Wiltshire 1980. Regional Director of Salisbury Regional Board of Lloyds Bank Ltd. 1979. A Commissioner of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea (1980). Portraits: Pastel (1926) by Miss Noyes; by John Ward; by David Morris; last in own possn. By A. C. Davidson-Houston for The Royal Green Jackets. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_Gibbs
  Person ID	I2435	Gibbs Family Tree
  Last Modified	2 May 2018

  
  

  Father	Major Guy Melvil Gibbs,   b. 15 Dec 1889, Paddington, London d. 14 Mar 1959, Cirencester, Gloucestershire (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Margaret Olivia St. John,   b. 3 Jun 1890, Westminster, London d. 29 Sep 1964, Cirencester, Gloucestershire (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	6 Aug 1914	Barrow Gurney, Somerset
  Family ID	F1065	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Davina Jean Merry
  Children	1. Aiden Joseph Merry Gibbs   2. James Roland Melvil Gibbs   3. Melissa Margaret Jean Gibbs
  Last Modified	2 May 2018
  Family ID	F1077	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 22 Jun 1921 - Barrow Gurney, Somerset Baptism - 31 Jul 1921 - Barrow Gurney, Somerset Death - 31 Oct 2004 - Devizes, Wiltshire  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Field Marshal Sir Roland Gibbs