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Sir Guy Acland, 6th Baronet
Lieutenant Colonel Sir Christopher Guy Dyke Acland, 6th Baronet (born 24 March 1946) was a British Army officer and member of the British Royal Household. Career Acland was educated at Allhallows School and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, from where he commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1966. Acland served with the 26th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, in the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) 1967–1970. He had further regimental duty with the 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery in the United Kingdom and Hong Kong 1970–1973, and the 22nd Air Defence Regiment Royal Artillery in BAOR and the United Kingdom 1974–1977. He attended the Staff College, Camberley in 1978 (qualifying as a staff officer - psc), and was promoted to major the same year. He then served on the staff of Headquarters Eastern District 1979–1980. From 1981 to 1983 he was Commanding Officer of 'Q' (Sanna's Post) Battery, 5th Regiment Royal Artillery, in the BAOR. Sir Guy, now a baronet, was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lieutenant Of The Royal Victorian Order
The Royal Victorian Order (french: Ordre royal de Victoria) is a dynastic order of knighthood established in 1896 by Queen Victoria. It recognises distinguished personal service to the British monarch, Canadian monarch, Australian monarch, or New Zealand monarch, members of the monarch's family, or to any viceroy or senior representative of the monarch. The present monarch, King Charles III, is the sovereign of the order, the order's motto is ''Victoria'', and its official day is 20 June. The order's chapel is the Savoy Chapel in London. There is no limit on the number of individuals honoured at any grade, and admission remains at the sole discretion of the monarch, with each of the order's five grades and one medal with three levels representing different levels of service. While all those honoured may use the prescribed styles of the order – the top two grades grant titles of knighthood, and all grades accord distinct post-nominal letters – the Royal Victorian Order's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
