Paul Travers
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Lieutenant-General Sir Paul Anthony Travers KCB (15 August 1927 – 10 June 1983) was a British Army officer who served as Quartermaster-General to the Forces.[1]
United Kingdom
British ArmySir Paul Travers | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 August 1927 Wandsworth, Greater London |
| Died | 10 June 1983 (aged 55) London, England |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Service years | 1947–1983 |
Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Commands | South East District |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Military career
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]
Travers was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 1981 Birthday Honours.[11]
