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Ex-Armed Forces head Lord Bramall dies aged 95 | Ex-Armed Forces head Lord Bramall dies aged 95 |
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Former chief of the Armed Forces Lord Bramall has died aged 95, it has been confirmed. | Former chief of the Armed Forces Lord Bramall has died aged 95, it has been confirmed. |
The Normandy D-Day veteran retired from the House of Lords in 2013. | The Normandy D-Day veteran retired from the House of Lords in 2013. |
He was falsely accused in 2014 of child sexual abuse by the paedophile fantasist Carl Beech. | He was falsely accused in 2014 of child sexual abuse by the paedophile fantasist Carl Beech. |
He was too ill to attend the trial of Beech in person earlier this year. Beech was later jailed for making the false allegations. | He was too ill to attend the trial of Beech in person earlier this year. Beech was later jailed for making the false allegations. |
Lord Bramall's wife died in 2015 before detectives announced they were not charging him. | Lord Bramall's wife died in 2015 before detectives announced they were not charging him. |
A field marshal and baron, Lord Bramall served during the Normandy landings and commanded UK land forces between 1976 and 1978. | A field marshal and baron, Lord Bramall served during the Normandy landings and commanded UK land forces between 1976 and 1978. |
He become chief of the general staff - the professional head of the Army - in 1979, and in 1982 he oversaw the Falklands campaign. | He become chief of the general staff - the professional head of the Army - in 1979, and in 1982 he oversaw the Falklands campaign. |
Later that year he became chief of the defence staff - the most senior officer commanding the UK's armed forces - and served until 1985. | |
The BBC's home affairs correspondent Dominic Casciani said Lord Bramall's last years were "dominated" by Operation Midland, the Metropolitan Police's probe into Beech's false claims. | |
Lord Bramall, a father-of-two, thumped the desk and called the allegations "ridiculous" when he was questioned by police in 2015. | |
Footage of his police interview, which happened weeks after his home was raided, was played at Beech's trial. | |
"I am absolutely astonished, amazed and bemused," Lord Bramall said in that interview. | |
"I find it incredible that anybody should believe that someone of my career standing, integrity, should be capable of any of these things, including things like torture - unbelievable." |