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James Newton Rodney Moore

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British Army general (1905-1985)

United KingdomLived 1905 to 1985 · aged 79
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General Sir James Newton Rodney Moore, 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.

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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George

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General Sir James Newton Rodney Moore, 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.

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Lived 1905 to 1985 · aged 79
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