About Robert Corbett
Born 1940. Robert Corbett is a British military personnel.
Major General Sir Robert John Swan Corbett, (born 16 May 1940) is a retired senior British Army officer who served as the last Commandant of the British Sector in Berlin from 1989 to 1990.
Military career Educated at Woodcote House School and Shrewsbury School, Corbett was commissioned into the Irish Guards in 1959. He became commanding officer of the 1st Battalion Irish Guards in 1981.
Family Corbett married Susan Margaret Anne O'Cock in 1966. They have three sons.
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Who is Robert Corbett?
British Army general
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Robert Corbett was born on 16 May 1940 in Hove.
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Robert Corbett is a military personnel.
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