Field Marshal Sir Roland Christopher Gibbs, GCB, CBE, DSO, MC, KStJ, DL (22 June 1921 – 31 October 2004) was Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army, from 1976 to 1979, and Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire from 1989 to 1996. He saw active service in the Second World War and acted as chief of staff to the commander of the operation to evacuate all British troops and civilians from Aden during the Aden Emergency.
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22 June 1921 Flax Bourton, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Died |
31 October 2004 (aged 83) Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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Zodiac | Cancer |
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