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Richard Trant (Richard Brooking Trant) was born on 30 March, 1928 in Thurlestone, England, is a British Army general. Discover Richard Trant's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 79 years old?

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Age 79 years old
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Born 30 March 1928
Birthday 30 March
Birthplace Thurlestone, England
Date of death 3 October, 2007
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1928

General Sir Richard Brooking Trant, KCB, DL (30 March 1928 – 3 October 2007) was an officer in the British Army.

1947

He attended the Bangalore Officer Training School in 1947, receiving an emergency commission in the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry.

1949

He transferred to a regular commission in the Royal Regiment of Artillery in 1949, and served with anti-aircraft units in the United Kingdom.

1952

He joined the 32nd Medium Regiment in Hong Kong in 1952, and served in the Korean War with 74th Medium Battery in 1953.

1957

He returned to Europe in 1957, joining A Battery (The Chestnut Troop) of the 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery, serving with the British Army of the Rhine.

Trant married, Diana Clare Edwards (known as "Tink"), in 1957.

They had a son and two daughters.

He was survived by his wife and their three children.

1961

He was posted back to India in 1961, to study at the Indian Army Staff College in Wellington Cantonment, and then served as GSO 2 to the Federal Regular Army in Aden Protectorate.

1964

He returned to England in 1964, to study at the Joint Services Staff College.

He commanded C Battery of 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery, and then became an instructor at the Staff College, Camberley.

1972

He took command of 3RHA, and after another year at Camberley as Colonel GS of the Staff College Division, he became commander of the 5th Airportable Brigade in 1972, when the unit was temporarily sent to Northern Ireland, to reinforce British forces at the height of the Troubles.

1977

He was Deputy Military Secretary in the Ministry of Defence for two-year before being promoted to Major General and appointed Command Land Forces in Northern Ireland, Operation Banner, in 1977.

1979

He was appointed CB in 1979.

Earl Mountbatten of Burma was killed just after Trant left to become Director Army Staff Duties in the Ministry of Defence.

He was colonel commandant of the Royal Army Educational Corps from 1979 to 1982, of the Royal Regiment of Artillery from 1982 to 1987, of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps from 1984 to 1989, and of Honourable Artillery Company, and also honorary colonel of 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery.

He was also a commissioner at the Royal Hospital Chelsea for 6 years.

1981

During this period, the Army, in common with the other British armed forces, faced significant cuts in funding following the Defence Review conducted by Secretary of State for Defence John Nott in 1981.

1982

He was promoted to Lieutenant General in 1982, and became GOC South East District, taking charge of the British Army's rapid reaction forces for operations outside the NATO area shortly before Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands.

He succeeded Royal Marines Major General Jeremy Moore as adviser to the overall commander, Admiral Sir John Fieldhouse, based at Northwood, when Moore flew south to become overall commander of British land forces in theatre.

He was advanced to KCB in 1982.

1983

He was Land Deputy Commander in the Falklands War, and served as Quartermaster-General to the Forces from 1983 to 1986.

Trant was born in Thurlestone in south Devon and educated at Newquay Grammar School.

Promoted to Full General, Trant became Quartermaster-General in 1983, succeeding Sir Paul Travers, and joined the Army Board.

1984

He became a Freeman of the City of London in 1984, and retired from the Army in 1986.

He became a senior military adviser to Belfast aircraft manufacturer Short Brothers, later joining the boards of Hunting Engineering and Wilson Hogg Robinson.

1989

He was vice-president of the Defence Manufacturers' Association from 1989 to 1996.

1997

He served as a Deputy Lieutenant of Cornwall from 1997, and was also a Cornish bard, Chairman of the Cornwall Heritage Trust for 14 years, chairman of the Devon and Cornwall Historic Society, Patron of St Bartholomew's church in Lostwithiel, and president of the Royal Cornwall Show in 2004.