William Oliver (British Army officer), the Glossary

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1. 58 relations: Adjutant, Aldershot, Army School of Physical Training, Bernard Paget, British Army, British Army of the Rhine, British Raj, Captain (British Army and Royal Marines), Charles Coleman (British Army officer), Charles Johnston (diplomat), Chief of staff, Commander, Commanding officer, Eastern Command (United Kingdom), Expo 67, Federation of Malaya, Harold Redman, High commissioner, Ian Smith, King's College School, Cambridge, Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines), Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom), Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom), List of commandants of Berlin Sectors, List of high commissioners of the United Kingdom to Australia, Major (United Kingdom), Middle East, Middle East Command, Middlesex, Montreal, Ninth Army (United Kingdom), Officer (armed forces), Order of St Michael and St George, Order of the Bath, Order of the British Empire, Passing out (military), Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, Prime Minister of Rhodesia, Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment, Radley College, Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence, Rhodesian passport, Robert Cottrell-Hill, Royal College of Defence Studies, Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Royal Navy, Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations, Southern Command (United Kingdom), Staff (military), Staff College, Camberley, ... Expand index (8 more) »

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Adjutant

Adjutant is a military appointment given to an officer who assists the commanding officer with unit administration, mostly the management of human resources in an army unit.

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Aldershot

Aldershot is a town in the Rushmoor district, Hampshire, England.

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Army School of Physical Training

The Army School of Physical Training (ASPT) is the headquarters of the Royal Army Physical Training Corps (RAPTC) and the central training establishment for physical education, physical fitness and sports instructors in the British Army.

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Bernard Paget

General Sir Bernard Charles Tolver Paget, (15 September 1887 – 16 February 1961) was a British Army officer who served with distinction in the First World War, and then later during the Second World War, when he commanded the 21st Army Group from June to December 1943 and was Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C) Middle East Command from January 1944 to October 1946. William Oliver (British Army officer) and Bernard Paget are British Army generals of World War II.

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British Army

The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Naval Service and the Royal Air Force.

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British Army of the Rhine

British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) was the name given to two British Army formations of the same name.

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British Raj

The British Raj (from Hindustani, 'reign', 'rule' or 'government') was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent,.

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Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)

Captain (Capt) is a junior officer rank of the British Army and Royal Marines and in both services it ranks above lieutenant and below major with a NATO ranking code of OF-2.

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Charles Coleman (British Army officer)

Lieutenant-General Sir Cyril Frederick Charles Coleman, (16 April 1903 – 17 June 1974) was a senior British Army officer. William Oliver (British Army officer) and Charles Coleman (British Army officer) are British Army lieutenant generals.

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Charles Johnston (diplomat)

Sir Charles Hepburn Johnston (11 March 1912 – 23 April 1986), was a senior British diplomat and translator of Russian poetry. William Oliver (British Army officer) and Charles Johnston (diplomat) are high Commissioners of the United Kingdom to Australia.

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Chief of staff

The title chief of staff (or head of staff) identifies the leader of a complex organization such as the armed forces, institution, or body of persons and it also may identify a principal staff officer (PSO), who is the coordinator of the supporting staff or a primary aide-de-camp to an important individual, such as a president, or a senior military officer, or leader of a large organization.

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Commander

Commander (commonly abbreviated as Cmdr.) is a common naval officer rank as well as a job title in many armies.

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Commanding officer

The commanding officer (CO) or commander, or sometimes, if the incumbent is a general officer, commanding general (CG) or general officer commanding (GOC), is the officer in command of a military unit.

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Eastern Command (United Kingdom)

Eastern Command was a Command of the British Army.

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Expo 67

The 1967 International and Universal Exposition, commonly known as Expo 67, was a general exhibition from April 28 to October 29, 1967.

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Federation of Malaya

The Federation of Malaya (Malay: Persekutuan Tanah Melayu; Jawi: ڤرسكوتوان تانه ملايو), more commonly known as Malaya, was a country of what previously had been the Malayan Union and, before that, British Malaya.

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Harold Redman

Lieutenant General Sir Harold Redman, (25 August 1899 – 1986) was a senior British Army officer and Governor of Gibraltar. William Oliver (British Army officer) and Harold Redman are British Army generals of World War II and British Army lieutenant generals.

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High commissioner

High commissioner is the title of various high-ranking, special executive positions held by a commission of appointment.

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Ian Smith

Ian Douglas Smith (8 April 191920 November 2007) was a Rhodesian politician, farmer, and fighter pilot who served as Prime Minister of Rhodesia (known as Southern Rhodesia until October 1964 and now known as Zimbabwe) from 1964 to 1979.

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King's College School, Cambridge

King's College School is a coeducational private preparatory school for pupils aged 4 to 13 in Cambridge, England, situated on West Road off Grange Road, west of the city centre.

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Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)

Lieutenant (Lt) is a junior officer rank in the British Army and Royal Marines.

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Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom)

Lieutenant colonel (Lt Col), is a rank in the British Army and Royal Marines which is also used in many Commonwealth countries.

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Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)

Lieutenant general (Lt Gen), formerly more commonly lieutenant-general, is a senior rank in the British Army and the Royal Marines.

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List of commandants of Berlin Sectors

This article lists the military commanders of divided Berlin between 1945 and 1994.

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List of high commissioners of the United Kingdom to Australia

The High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Australia is an officer of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative to the Commonwealth of Australia. William Oliver (British Army officer) and List of high commissioners of the United Kingdom to Australia are high Commissioners of the United Kingdom to Australia.

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Major (United Kingdom)

Major (Maj) is a military rank which is used by both the British Army and Royal Marines.

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Middle East

The Middle East (term originally coined in English Translations of this term in some of the region's major languages include: translit; translit; translit; script; translit; اوْرتاشرق; Orta Doğu.) is a geopolitical region encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and Iraq.

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Middle East Command

Middle East Command, later Middle East Land Forces, was a British Army Command established prior to the Second World War in Egypt.

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Middlesex

Middlesex (abbreviation: Middx) is a historic county in southeast England.

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Montreal

Montreal is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest in Canada, and the tenth-largest in North America.

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Ninth Army (United Kingdom)

The Ninth Army was a field army formation of the British Army during the Second World War, formed on 1 November 1941 by the renaming of Headquarters, British Troops Palestine and Transjordan.

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Officer (armed forces)

An officer is a person who holds a position of authority as a member of an armed force or uniformed service.

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Order of St Michael and St George

The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince of Wales (the future King George IV), while he was acting as prince regent for his father, King George III.

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Order of the Bath

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by King George I on 18 May 1725.

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Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organizations, and public service outside the civil service.

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Passing out (military)

Passing out is the official graduation ceremony following the completion of a course by military or other uniformed service personnel at their respective training school, college, or military academy, largely in Commonwealth nations.

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Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington

Peter Alexander Rupert Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, Baron Carington of Upton, (6 June 1919 – 9July 2018), was a British Conservative Party politician and hereditary peer who served as Defence Secretary from 1970 to 1974, Foreign Secretary from 1979 to 1982, chairman of the General Electric Company from 1983 to 1984, and Secretary General of NATO from 1984 to 1988. William Oliver (British Army officer) and Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington are high Commissioners of the United Kingdom to Australia.

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Prime Minister of Rhodesia

The prime minister of Rhodesia (Southern Rhodesia before 1964) was the head of government of Rhodesia.

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Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment

The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army based in the county of Kent in existence from 1881 to 1961.

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Radley College

Radley College, formally St Peter's College, Radley or the College of St. William Oliver (British Army officer) and Radley College are People educated at Radley College.

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Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence

Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) was a statement adopted by the Cabinet of Rhodesia on 11 November 1965, announcing that Rhodesia (previously Southern Rhodesia) a British territory in southern Africa that had governed itself since 1923, now regarded itself as an independent sovereign state.

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Rhodesian passport

Rhodesian passports were passports issued by the government of Rhodesia to its citizens for purposes of international travel.

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Robert Cottrell-Hill

Major-General Robert Charles Cottrell-Hill (born Robert Charles Hill; 7 November 1903 – 10 November 1965) was Commandant of the British Sector in Berlin.

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Royal College of Defence Studies

The Royal College of Defence Studies (RCDS) instructs the most promising senior officers of the British Armed Forces, His Majesty's Diplomatic Service and Civil Service in national defence and international security matters at the highest level, to prepare them for the top posts in their respective services.

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Royal Military College, Sandhurst

The Royal Military College (RMC), founded in 1801 and established in 1802 at Great Marlow and High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, England, but moved in October 1812 to Sandhurst, Berkshire, was a British Army military academy for training infantry and cavalry officers of the British and Indian Armies.

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Royal Navy

The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, and a component of His Majesty's Naval Service.

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Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations

The secretary of state for Commonwealth relations was a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, responsible for dealing with the United Kingdom's relations with members of the Commonwealth of Nations (its former colonies).

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Southern Command (United Kingdom)

Southern Command was a Command of the British Army.

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Staff (military)

A military staff or general staff (also referred to as army staff, navy staff, or air staff within the individual services) is a group of officers, enlisted and civilian staff who serve the commander of a division or other large military unit in their command and control role through planning, analysis, and information gathering, as well as by relaying, coordinating, and supervising the execution of their plans and orders, especially in case of multiple simultaneous and rapidly changing complex operations.

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Staff College, Camberley

Staff College, Camberley, Surrey, was a staff college for the British Army and the presidency armies of British India (later merged to form the Indian Army).

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Teddington

Teddington is an affluent suburb of London in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.

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The Times

The Times is a British daily national newspaper based in London.

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Vice Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom)

Vice Chief of the General Staff (VCGS) was the title of the deputy to the Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army.

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War Office

The War Office has referred to several British government organisations in history, all relating to the army.

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Welch Regiment

The Welch Regiment (or "The Welch", an archaic spelling of "Welsh") was an infantry regiment of the line of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1969.

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William Stratton (British Army officer)

Lieutenant General Sir William Henry Stratton (15 October 1903 – 25 November 1989) was a senior British Army officer who was Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong from 1955 to 1957. William Oliver (British Army officer) and William Stratton (British Army officer) are British Army lieutenant generals.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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31st Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)

The 31st Infantry Brigade was an infantry formation of the British Army, which participated in both the First and the Second World Wars.

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See also

High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to Australia

• Alastair Goodlad
• Alex Allan
• Brian Barder
• Charles Johnston (diplomat)
• Donald Tebbit
• Geoffrey Whiskard
• Helen Liddell
• John Coles (diplomat)
• John Leahy (diplomat)
• John Mason (British diplomat)
• List of high commissioners of the United Kingdom to Australia
• Menna Rawlings
• Morrice James, Baron Saint Brides
• Paul Madden (diplomat)
• Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington
• Roger Carrick
• Sir Ronald Cross, 1st Baronet
• Ted Williams (politician)
• Valerie Amos, Baroness Amos
• Victoria Treadell
• William Oliver (British Army officer)

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Oliver_(British_Army_officer)

, Teddington, The Times, Vice Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom), War Office, Welch Regiment, William Stratton (British Army officer), World War II, 31st Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom).