Lieutenant-General Sir Robert Francis Richardson KCB CVO CBE (2 March 1929 – 21 November 2014)[1] was a British Army officer.

[8] He then returned to staff duties at the Ministry of Defence, receiving his promotion to lieutenant-colonel on 31 December 1968,[9] and was appointed as commanding officer of the 1st Battalion, Royal Scots in 1969, a post he held until 1971.

[11] He was promoted brigadier on 31 December 1973,[12] and appointed commander of 39th Infantry Brigade, based in Northern Ireland, the following year.

[2] For his work in Northern Ireland, he was promoted to Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).

[22] He had previously commanded both a roulement battalion and a resident brigade in Northern Ireland, giving him experience of the issues faced in the region.

His tour as GOC was mainly marked by a gradual process of reducing the role of Army units in day-to-day security, handing over control to the Royal Ulster Constabulary.