Rodney Moore (British Army officer)

General

Sir Rodney Moore

GCVO KCB CBE DSO KStJ
General; Sir Rodney Moore; GCVO KCB CBE DSO KStJ
	Rodney Moore, Palestine, 1946
Birth name	James Newton Rodney Moore
Born	9 June 1905; Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
Died	19 May 1985 (aged 79); Richmond upon Thames, London, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Service years	1924–1966
Rank	General
Service number	32071
Unit	Grenadier Guards
Commands	Malaysian Armed Forces (1959–1964); London District (1957–1959); 10th Armoured Division (1955–1957); 1st Infantry Division (1955); 1st Guards Brigade (1946–1947); 8th Infantry Brigade (1945–1946); 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards (1944–1945)
Conflicts	Second World War; Palestine Emergency; Malayan Emergency; Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order; Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath; Commander of the Order of the British Empire; Distinguished Service Order; Mentioned in Despatches; Knight of the Most Venerable Order of Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem; Order of the Crown (Belgium); Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (Malaysia); Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia
Relations	Sir Newton Moore (father)

General Sir James Newton Rodney Moore, GCVO, KCB, CBE, DSO, KStJ (9 June 1905 – 19 May 1985) was an Australian-born senior officer in the British Army. He served in the Second World War and the Palestine Emergency and was General Officer Commanding London District from 1957 to 1959. He served as the second Chief of the Malaysian Armed Forces Staff from 1959 to 1965. His tenure coincided with the final stages of the Malayan Emergency and the early years of the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation. Moore's final appointment was as Defence Services Secretary, a role he fulfilled from 1964 to 1966.