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RARE "Commander UK Land Forces" Sir James Glover Hand Written Note:
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Up for sale a RARE! "UK Land Forces" General James Glover Hand Written Note.
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General
Sir James Malcolm Glover, KCB,
DL (25 March 1929 – 4 June 2000) was a former Commander in Chief, UK Land Forces.
Educated at Wellington College, Jimmy Glover, as he
was generally known, was commissioned into the Royal
Artillery in 1949. He transferred to the Rifle Brigade
in 1956 and served with the Brigade during the Malayan
Emergency. He was Commanding Officer of 3 Bn Royal Green Jackets from 1970 to 1971.[1] He then went on to command 19 Air Portable Brigade
from 1974 to 1975. He was Commander of Land Forces in Northern
Ireland from 1979 to 1980. He was then Deputy Chief of Defence Staff
(Intelligence) from 1981 to 1983 and Vice Chief of the Imperial General
Staff from 1983 to 1985. He served as the Commander in Chief, UK Land Forces
from 1985 to 1987 when he retired.