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Robert Goldsmith

1907 – 1995

Regimental Colonel of the Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry

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Lived 1907 – 1995 (aged 87). Robert Goldsmith was a British military personnel, editor, major general and historian.

Major-General Robert Burrell Frederick Kinglake Goldsmith (21 June 1907 – 7 April 1995) was a senior British Army officer who became colonel of the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry.

Military career Goldsmith was commissioned into the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry in 1927. He attended the Staff College, Camberley in the late 1930s.

He served in the Second World War as general staff officer (operations) for the Allied invasion of Sicily in June 1943 and for the Allied invasion of Italy in September 1943 before becoming Deputy Chief of Staff of the 1st Allied Airborne Army in 1944. He went on to be Chief of Staff at Headquarters Western Command in 1956 and General Officer Commanding Catterick Area and Yorkshire District in 1959 before retiring in 1962.

He also served as colonel of the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry.

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Important facts

Birth century
Awards
Order of the Bath; Order of the British Empire
Also known as
Major-General Robert Goldsmith, Robert Burrell Frederick Kinglake Goldsmith, Robert Frederick Kinglake Goldsmith

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Robert Goldsmith's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Robert Goldsmith?

Regimental Colonel of the Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry (1907-1995)

When was Robert Goldsmith born?

Robert Goldsmith was born on 21 June 1907.

When did Robert Goldsmith die?

Robert Goldsmith died on 7 April 1995.

What was Robert Goldsmith's occupation?

Robert Goldsmith was a military personnel, editor, major general and historian.

What nationality was Robert Goldsmith?

Robert Goldsmith was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Robert Goldsmith

· Wikidata: Q19933741

· DBpedia: Robert Goldsmith

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