About Robin Searby
Born 1947. Robin Searby is a British military officer.
Major General Robin Vincent Searby, (born 20 July 1947) is a retired British Army officer who commanded the 5th Division from 1996 to 1999.
Military career Educated at Leasam House School and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Searby was commissioned into the 9th/12th Royal Lancers in 1968. After service in Germany, Northern Ireland and Oman, he was appointed commanding officer of his regiment in 1987.
In 2003 Searby was appointed colonel of the 9th/12th Royal Lancers. In 2004 he was appointed Defence Co-ordinator with Libya under an agreement to advise and train members of the Libyan Army at Sandhurst. In 2010 he became the Prime Minister's adviser on counterterrorism for North Africa.
Family In 1976 Searby married Caroline Angela Beamish; they have one son and two daughters.
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