article_snippet: At 91, Lord Bramall – the latest VIP to be dragged into the sex abuse inquiry – is the oldest and most respected of Britain's eight living Field Marshals.
article_snippet: He stepped down as Chief of Defence Staff in 1985 after four decades spent climbing the ranks from 2nd Lieutenant right to the pinnacle of Britain's armed forces.
article_snippet: Lord Bramall first saw action on the Normandy beaches the day after D-Day, when Lord Bramall was shelled.
article_snippet: Lord Bramall was later awarded the Military Cross for Lord Bramall actions by Field Marshal Montgomery himself.
article_snippet: Lord Bramall led the Royal Green Jackets in Borneo in 1965, commanded British forces in Hong Kong in the 1970s and was made head of the Army in 1979.
highlights_snippet: The Field Marshall was former chief of the defence staff and D-Day veteran .
  