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Commands held 1st Armoured Division1st British CorpsBritish Army of the Rhine Awards Order of the Bath, Order of the British Empire | ||
General Sir Brian Leslie Graham Kenny, (18 June 1934 – 19 June 2017) was a senior British Army officer who served as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe from 1990 until his retirement in 1993.
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Military career
Educated at Canford School, Brian Kenny was commissioned into the 4th Queen's Own Hussars in 1954. He rose to be General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1st Armoured Division in 1982; he took up an appointment as Director of Army Staff Duties at the Ministry of Defence in 1984 before becoming GOC 1st Corps in 1985 and then GOC of British Army of the Rhine in 1987. He was appointed Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe in 1990 and retired in 1993. He was also Colonel Commandant of the Royal Armoured Corps.
Other
He was Governor of the Royal Hospital Chelsea from 1993 to 1999. He was King of Arms of the Order of the Bath from 1999 to 2009.
Death
Kenny died on 19 June 2017 at the age of 83. He was survived by his wife, Diana, and their son, as well as four grandchildren.