Rank Lieutenant-general | Name Thomas Boyd-Carpenter Years of service 1957–1996 | |
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Born 16 June 1938 (age 86) ( 1938-06-16 ) Commands held 1st Battalion Scots Guards24th Infantry Brigade Battles/wars Malayan EmergencyIndonesia–Malaysia confrontation Awards Order of the British Empire Battles and wars | ||
Lieutenant General The Hon. Sir Thomas Patrick John Boyd-Carpenter KBE (born 16 June 1938) is a former British Army officer who became Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Programmes and Personnel).
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Early life
Boyd-Carpenter is the son of John Archibald Boyd-Carpenter, Baron Boyd-Carpenter and Margaret Mary Hall. Boyd-Carpenter was educated at Stowe School, an independent school in Stowe, Buckinghamshire, England.
Military career
In 1957, Boyd-Carpenter was commissioned into the Scots Guards. He was invested as a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1973. He became commanding officer of 1st Battalion Scots Guards in 1979, Commander of 24th Infantry Brigade in 1983 and Director, Defence Policy at the Ministry of Defence in 1985. He went on to Chief of Staff at Headquarters British Army of the Rhine in 1988, Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Programmes) in 1989 and Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Programmes and Personnel) in 1992 before retiring in 1996.
Retirement
In retirement, he became chairman of the Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster Heath Authority and then chairman of the Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. He also became President of the Berkshire Royal British Legion.