Major-General Robert Bernard Penfold CB LVO (19 December 1916 – 22 April 2015) was a British Army officer who commanded South East District.

[2] He was appointed Commander of 127th Infantry Brigade in 1962, Security Operations Advisor to the High Commissioner in Aden during the Aden Emergency in 1964 and Chief of Defence Staff, Kenya Defence Forces in 1966.

[2] He went on to be General Officer Commanding South East District in 1969 before he retired in 1972.

[4] After he retired from the Army, he became the first general manager of the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club from 1972 to 1979.

[5] Penfold Park in the centre of the Sha Tin Racecourse, which was constructed during his term of office as general manager, is named in his honour.