Geoffrey Rimbault spent the majority of his military career with the Loyal Regiment, serving in the Second World War during which he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order.
19 Facts About Geoffrey Rimbault
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Geoffrey Rimbault retired from active service in 1961, but served as the Loyal Regiment's final regimental colonel until 1970.
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Geoffrey Rimbault became a commissioned officer when he was made a second lieutenant in The Rangers in June 1928.
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Geoffrey Rimbault transferred to the Loyal Regiment in February 1930.
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Geoffrey Rimbault was appointed as a staff captain to British Troops in Palestine and Transjordan in September 1936, and was awarded the Military Cross in November of the same year.
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Geoffrey Rimbault made a second appearance in first-class cricket in the same year, appearing for the British Army cricket team against Cambridge University at Fenner's.
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Geoffrey Rimbault was promoted to rank of captain in August 1938.
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Geoffrey Rimbault served with the Loyal Regiment during the Second World War, seeing action in North Africa, Anzio, Italy and Palestine.
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Geoffrey Rimbault held several commands during the course of the war, including as commanding officer of the 1st Battalion The Loyal Regiment.
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Geoffrey Rimbault was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in the 1945 Birthday Honours for gallant and distinguished service during the Italian campaign.
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Geoffrey Rimbault was promoted to the rank of major after the war in July 1946.
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Geoffrey Rimbault was made a brevet lieutenant colonel in July 1951, with him obtaining the full rank in August 1952.
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Geoffrey Rimbault was made a CBE in the 1954 Birthday Honours.
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Geoffrey Rimbault was promoted to the rank of colonel in December 1954, with promotion to the rank of brigadier coming in June 1958.
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Geoffrey Rimbault retired from active in July 1961, at which point he was placed on the Reserve of Officers list.
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Geoffrey Rimbault joined the Mercers' Company in 1961, the same year in which he took up the position of director of the Army Sport Control Board.
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Geoffrey Rimbault exceeded the age for recall in April 1966, upon which he was removed from the list.
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Geoffrey Rimbault relinquished his ceremonial position as regimental colonel of the Loyal Regiment in March 1970, at which point the regiment was amalgamated with The Lancashire Regiment to form the Queen's Lancashire Regiment.
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Geoffrey Rimbault died at Bovey Tracey in October 1991, at the age of 83.