Sir Paul Travers | |
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Born | 15 August 1927 Wandsworth, Greater London |
Died | 10 June 1983 London, England | (aged 55)
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Years of service | 1947–1983 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Commands held | South East District |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Lieutenant General Sir Paul Anthony Travers KCB (15 August 1927 – 10 June 1983) was an English officer who was Quartermaster-General to the Forces. [1]
Travers was commissioned into the South Lancashire Regiment in 1947. [2]
In 1978 he was selected to be Chief of Staff at the Logistics Executive [3] before moving on, in 1979, to be Vice-Quartermaster-General. [4] In 1981 he was appointed General Officer Commanding South East District [5] and in 1982 he became Quartermaster-General to the Forces; [6] he died in office in 1983. [7] He is buried in Aldershot Military Cemetery. [8]
He was also Colonel Commandant of the Royal Corps of Transport [9] and the Army Legal Corps. [10]