Andrew Roe

Major General Andrew Michael Roe, CB is a senior British Army officer who currently serves as Chief Executive and Commandant of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom. He has been selected as the next Rector of Exeter College, Oxford.

For the firefighter, see Andy Roe.

Andrew Roe
Roe, sometime after 2017.
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Years of service1992–present
RankMajor General
UnitGreen Howards
Commands heldJoint Services Command and Staff College
38 (Irish) Brigade
2nd Battalion, the Yorkshire Regiment
Battles/warsThe Troubles
Bosnian War
Iraq War
War in Afghanistan
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service

Military career

Roe was commissioned into the Green Howards in April 1992.[1] He became commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion, the Yorkshire Regiment, in April 2011.[2] He went on to be commander 38 (Irish) Brigade in August 2015, Assistant Commandant (Land) of the Joint Services Command and Staff College in August 2017 and Commandant of the Joint Services Command and Staff College in May 2019.[3]

Honours

Roe was awarded a Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in September 2010 for distinguished service in Afghanistan,[4] and appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 2022 Birthday Honours.[5]

Oxford University

In June 2023, Roe was announced as the next Rector of Exeter College, Oxford, starting in October 2024.[6]

Selected publications

Books
  • Roe, Andrew M. (2010). Waging War in Waziristan: The British Struggle in the Land of Bin Laden, 1849–1947. University Press of Kansas. ISBN 978-0700616992.
  • Roe, Andrew M.; Cloughley, Brian; Grau, Lester (2015). From Fabric Wings to Supersonic Fighters and Drones: A History of Military Aviation on Both Sides of the North-West Frontier. Helion & Company. ISBN 978-1909982826.

Articles

References
  1. "No. 52983". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 July 1992. p. 11410.
  2. "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  3. "Ministry of Defence and Senior Tri-Service Appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  4. "No. 59554". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 September 2010. p. 18538.
  5. "No. 63714". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 June 2022. p. B3.
  6. "Exeter College announces its next Rector". Exeter College. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
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