Robert Richardson (British Army Officer)
Lieutenant-General Sir Robert Francis Richardson KCB CVO CBE (born 2 March 1929) was a British Army officer. Among other posts, he commanded a battalion and a brigade during the Troubles before becoming General Officer Commanding in Northern Ireland.
He was married to Maureen (d. 1986) and has four children, Claire, Charles, Jeremy and Guy.
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