James Glover (British Army officer)

Sir James Glover
Born	(1929-03-25)25 March 1929
Died	4 June 2000(2000-06-04) (aged 71)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Years of service	1949−1987
Rank	General
Service number	403365
Unit	Royal Artillery Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own)
Commands	Land Forces (1985–87) 19 Air Portable Brigade (1974–75) 3rd Battalion Royal Green Jackets (1970–71)
Battles / wars	Malayan Emergency Operation Banner
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Member of the Order of the British Empire

General Sir James Malcolm Glover, KCB, MBE, DL (25 March 1929 – 4 June 2000) was a senior British Army officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, Land Forces from 1985 to 1987.

Army career

Educated at Wellington College, Jimmy Glover, as he was generally known, was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1949.[1] He transferred to the Rifle Brigade in 1956 and served with the brigade during the Malayan Emergency.[2] He was commanding officer of the 3rd Battalion Royal Green Jackets from 1970 to 1971.[1] He then went on to command 19 Air Portable Brigade from 1974 to 1975.[1] He was Commander of Land Forces in Northern Ireland from 1979 to 1980.[1] He was then Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Intelligence) from 1981 to 1983 and Vice Chief of the General Staff from 1983 to 1985.[1] He served as the Commander-in-Chief, Land Forces from 1985 to 1987 when he retired.[1]

Later career

In retirement he was a Director of BP and Chairman of Royal Armouries International plc.[3] He died in 2000, aged 71.[2]

In 1988 in a BBC documentary by journalist Peter Taylor, Glover was asked by Taylor if the Provisional IRA could be militarily defeated to which Glover replied "In no way, can or will the Provisional Irish Republican Army ever be defeated militarily."[4]

Further reading

• Walker, Derek and Wilson, Guy, The Royal Armouries in Leeds – The Making of a Museum, Royal Armouries, 1996 ISBN 0-948092-26-2

References

1. Debrett's People of Today 1994
2. Sir James Glover, Obituary The Guardian, 6 June 2000
3. Derek Walker and Guy Wilson, p. 123
4. Maas, Peter (10 July 1988). "GENERATIONS OF TORMENT". The New York Times.

Military offices
Preceded by Sir Roy Halliday	Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Intelligence) 1981–1983	Succeeded by Sir Michael Armitage
Preceded by Sir Thomas Morony	Vice Chief of the General Staff 1983–1985	Post abolished
Preceded by Sir Frank Kitson	Commander-in-Chief, Land Forces 1985–1987	Succeeded by Sir John Chapple