HOLROYD-SMITH, Michael John

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Rank: 
Brigadier
Unit / Base: 
'29 Commando Regiment RA'
Regiment/Corps: 
Royal Artillery
Service: 
Army
Number: 
460614
Lieutenant Colonel Michael Holroyd-Smith, Commanding Officer 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery, was appointed O.B.E. (Military Division) in recognition of service within the operations in the South Atlantic during the Falklands War [1][2].
  • 30 June 1985 promoted Colonel [3].
  • 31 December 1990 promoted Brigadier [4].
Sources
[1] London Gazette 49134, page 12857.
[2] National Archives file WO373/188/411.
[3] London Gazette 50398, page 557.
[4] London Gazette 52427, page 1043.
 
Additional content: 
Falklands Campaign - Operation Corporate
Archive pages : 
29 Commando Regiment RA
Falkland Islands

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