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Michael Carver, Baron Carver

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British field marshal (1915-2001)

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Field Marshal Richard Michael Power Carver, Baron Carver, was a senior British Army officer. Lord Carver served as the Chief of the General Staff (CGS), the professional head of the British Army, and then as the Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), the professional head of the British Armed Forces.

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Military Cross
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Order

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Field Marshal Richard Michael Power Carver, Baron Carver, was a senior British Army officer. Lord Carver served as the Chief of the General Staff (CGS), the professional head of the British Army, and then as the Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), the professional head of the British Armed Forces. He served with distinction during the Second World War and organised the administration of British forces deployed in response to the Mau Mau Uprising in Kenya and later in his career provided advice to the British government on the response to the early stages of The Troubles in Northern Ireland.

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United Kingdom
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Politicians
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Politician
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deceased
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Lived 1915 to 2001 · aged 86
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