Rodney Moore (British Army officer)

Moore was born in Bunbury, Western Australia, on 9 June 1905, the son of Major General Sir Newton Moore and his wife, Isabel Lowrie. He was educated at Harrow School and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. ==Military career==

After graduating from the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Moore was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the Grenadier Guards on 29 January 1925. During the Second World War, between 1942 and 1944, he served as a General Staff Officer (GSO) with the Guards Armoured Division. He subsequently became the Commanding Officer of the 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards, during operations in North-West Europe. In 1945, he assumed command of the 8th Infantry Brigade, operating in Germany and later in Palestine. In 1948, Moore returned to the United Kingdom and was appointed chief of staff of London District, a post he held until 1950. He then attended the Imperial Defence College. His final active military appointment was as the first Defence Services Secretary at the Ministry of Defence in London. He retired from military service in 1966. Between 1965 and 1966, Moore served as Aide-de-Camp General to Queen Elizabeth II. He later held ceremonial duties as Chief Steward of Hampton Court Palace and was also appointed a Gentleman Usher to the Royal Household. ==References==