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John Smedley (British Army officer)

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Ministry of Defence. After attending the Joint Service Defence College at Greenwich he was Commander UNFICYP Support Regiment and then returned to the staff at HQ British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) as Chief G3 Training. On promotion to colonel he became Assistant Chief of Staff G4 HQ BAOR for a year, then Commander Armoured Recce HQ ACE Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) for year, before becoming the last Chief of Staff of the Army Staff College at Camberley. On promotion to brigadier he became Deputy Commander HQ 1st (UK) Armoured Division in Germany.
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from January 2002 until April 2014, and again from November 2018 until April 2019. He is Chairman The International Golf Charity and International Golf for Youth Ltd, Chairman Chitterne Cricket Club, a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers, and remains Equerry to TRH The Earl and Countess
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as one of the first university cadets. All his regimental service was with 3rd Royal Tank Regiment, the Armoured Farmers, mainly in Germany with tours in Northern Ireland and Cyprus. He was ADC to Lieutenant General Sir Allan Taylor, and did staff tours in Hong Kong in the Gurkha Brigade and in the
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