▁ 6 ▁January ▁ 2 0 2 0 ) ▁was ▁a ▁senior ▁British ▁Army ▁officer ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁Ad j ut ant - General ▁to ▁the ▁Forces ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁Military ▁career ▁Edu c ated ▁at ▁Down side ▁School ▁and ▁Tr inity ▁College , ▁Cambridge , ▁George ▁Cooper ▁was ▁commission ed ▁into ▁the ▁Royal ▁Engine ers ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁Beng al ▁S app ers ▁& ▁Min ers . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Korean ▁War ▁and ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Military ▁Cross ▁for ▁his ▁service ▁in ▁that ▁campaign . ▁ ▁Cooper ▁became ▁Commander ▁Royal ▁Engine ers ▁in ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁Infantry ▁Division ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁Commander , ▁ 1 9 th ▁Airport able ▁Brigade ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁General ▁Officer ▁Command ing ▁South ▁West ▁District ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁and ▁Director ▁of ▁Army ▁Staff ▁D ut ies ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁After ▁that ▁he ▁became ▁General ▁Officer ▁Command ing ▁South ▁East ▁District ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁He ▁became ▁Ad j ut ant ▁General ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁before ▁ret iring ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁Cooper ▁was ▁appointed ▁AD C ▁General ▁to ▁the ▁Queen ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁retain ing ▁that ▁status ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁appointed ▁a ▁Knight ▁Commander ▁of