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==Military career==
==Military career==
Educated at [[Clifton College]],<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1490122/Lieutenant-General-Sir-Rollo-Pain.html Lieutenant-General Sir Rollo Pain] The Telegraph, 17 May 2005</ref> Pain was [[Commissioned officer|commissioned]] into the [[Royal Armoured Corps]] in 1943 during [[World War II]] and served in North West Europe.<ref name=times>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article385591.ece Lieutenant-General Sir Rollo Pain] The Times, 27 April 2005</ref> He was awarded the [[Military Cross|MC]] for his leadership during fighting for control of the village of [[Stemmen]] in [[Germany]].<ref name=times/> After the War he saw active service in [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]] for which he was mentioned in dispatches.<ref name=times/> In 1962 he became [[Commanding Officer]] of the [[4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards]].<ref name=times/> He was appointed Commander of [[5th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)|5th Infantry Brigade]] in North [[Borneo]] in 1965, Assistant Chief of Staff, Operations at the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]] in 1969 and [[General Officer Commanding]] [[2nd Infantry Division (United Kingdom)|2nd Division]] in 1970.<ref>[http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf Army Commands]</ref> He went on to be Director of Military Training in 1972 and Head of the [[British Defence Staff – US|British Defence Staff]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] in 1975 before retiring in 1978.<ref name=times/>
Educated at [[Clifton College]],<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1490122/Lieutenant-General-Sir-Rollo-Pain.html Lieutenant-General Sir Rollo Pain] The Telegraph, 17 May 2005</ref> Pain was [[Commissioned officer|commissioned]] into the [[Royal Armoured Corps]] in 1943 during [[World War II]] and served in North West Europe.<ref name=times>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article385591.ece Lieutenant-General Sir Rollo Pain] The Times, 27 April 2005</ref> He was awarded the [[Military Cross|MC]] for his leadership during fighting for control of the village of [[Stemmen]] in [[Germany]].<ref name=times/> After the War he saw active service in [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]] for which he was mentioned in dispatches.<ref name=times/> In 1962 he became [[Commanding Officer]] of the [[4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards]].<ref name=times/> He was appointed Commander of [[5th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)|5th Infantry Brigade]] in North [[Borneo]] in 1965, Assistant Chief of Staff, Operations at the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]] in 1969 and [[General Officer Commanding]] [[2nd Infantry Division (United Kingdom)|2nd Division]] in 1970.<ref>[http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf Army Commands]</ref> He went on to be Director of Military Training in 1972 and Head of the [[British Defence Staff – US|British Defence Staff]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] in 1975 before retiring in 1978.<ref name=times/>

He was given the colonelcy of the [[4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards]] from 1979 to 1983.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/DG4-7rdg.htm |title=4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards |publisher=Regiments.org |accessdate=5 August 2016 |deadurl=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070416135132/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/DG4-7rdg.htm |archivedate=16 April 2007 |df=dmy }}</ref>


==Family==
==Family==

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Sir Rollo Pain
Born11 May 1921
Died14 April 2005
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1943–1978
RankLieutenant-General
Commands held4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards
5th Infantry Brigade
2nd Division
Battles/warsWorld War II
Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Military Cross

Lieutenant-General Sir (Horace) Rollo (Squarey) Pain KCB MC (11 May 1921 – 14 April 2005) was a British Army officer who commanded 2nd Division.

Military career

Educated at Clifton College,[1] Pain was commissioned into the Royal Armoured Corps in 1943 during World War II and served in North West Europe.[2] He was awarded the MC for his leadership during fighting for control of the village of Stemmen in Germany.[2] After the War he saw active service in Palestine for which he was mentioned in dispatches.[2] In 1962 he became Commanding Officer of the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards.[2] He was appointed Commander of 5th Infantry Brigade in North Borneo in 1965, Assistant Chief of Staff, Operations at the Ministry of Defence in 1969 and General Officer Commanding 2nd Division in 1970.[3] He went on to be Director of Military Training in 1972 and Head of the British Defence Staff in Washington, D.C. in 1975 before retiring in 1978.[2]

He was given the colonelcy of the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards from 1979 to 1983.[4]

Family

In 1950 he married Denys Chaine-Nickson; they had a son and two daughters.[2]

References

  1. ^ Lieutenant-General Sir Rollo Pain The Telegraph, 17 May 2005
  2. ^ a b c d e f Lieutenant-General Sir Rollo Pain The Times, 27 April 2005
  3. ^ Army Commands
  4. ^ "4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 16 April 2007. Retrieved 5 August 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
Military offices
Preceded by General Officer Commanding the 2nd Division
1970–1972 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Head of the British Defence Staff in Washington, D.C.
1975–1978 		Succeeded by
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