- Rodney Dennys
Lieutenant-Colonel Rodney Onslow Dennys, CVO, OBE, FSA (1911–
13 August 1993 ) was a British foreign service operative and long-serving officer of arms at theCollege of Arms inLondon . DuringWorld War II he served in theIntelligence Corps of theBritish Army .Dennys joined the Foreign Service in 1937, serving in various intelligence posts, including
Cairo andParis . His wife, Elizabeth, was a sister of the lateGraham Greene , and they had one son and two daughters. For his war work in theMiddle East , he was appointed anOfficer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) on14 October 1943 . [LondonGazette|issue=36209|supp=yes|startpage=4539|endpage=4540|date=12 October 1943 |accessdate=2008-01-09] He was granted the honorary rank of lieutenant-colonel on1 January 1949 , [LondonGazette|issue=38918|supp=yes|startpage=2563|date=23 May 1950 |accessdate=2008-01-09] and relinquished his commission in 1966, retaining that rank. [LondonGazette|issue=44056|supp=yes|startpage=8132|date=15 July 1966 |accessdate=2008-01-09] Dennys joined the staff at the College of Arms in 1958. His first heraldic appointment came on8 August 1961 when he was appointed Rouge Croix Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary to replaceWalter Verco . [LondonGazette|issue=42432|startpage=5852|date=8 August 1961 |accessdate=2008-01-09] He continued in this office until 1967 when he was appointed Somerset Herald of Arms in Ordinary. [LondonGazette|issue=44400|startpage=9597|date=1 September 1967 |accessdate=2008-01-09] He held this position until his retirement in 1982, [LondonGazette|issue=49155|startpage=14201|date=1 November 1982 |accessdate=2008-01-09] after which he was granted the post of Arundel Herald of Arms Extraordinary. [LondonGazette|issue=49173|startpage=15237|date=22 November 1982 |accessdate=2008-01-09] In 1969 he was made a Member (4th Class) of theRoyal Victorian Order (MVO), on the occasion of the Investiture of thePrince of Wales , [LondonGazette|issue=44888|supp=yes|startpage=6967|date=3 July 1969 |accessdate=2008-01-09] in the 1982New Year Honours he was promoted to Commander (CVO). [LondonGazette|issue=48837|startpage=4|date=30 December 1981 |accessdate=2008-01-09] In 1983 he was appointedHigh Sheriff of East Sussex . [LondonGazette|issue=49294|startpage=3829|date=18 March 1983 |accessdate=2008-01-09]Publications
*Rodney Dennys. "The Heraldic Imagination". New York: Clarkson N. Potter, 1975.
*Rodney Dennys. "Heraldry and the Heralds". London: Jonathan Cape, 1982 and 1984.ee also
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* [http://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/ The College of Arms]
* [http://www.cam.ac.uk/societies/cuhags/info/o_of_a/intro.htm CUHAGS Officer of Arms Index]
* [http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/archiveViewFrameSetup.asp?webType=0&PageDuplicate=x0%20%20%20%20%20%20&issueNumber=42432&pageNumber=4&SearchFor=&selMedalType=&selHonourType= London Gazette notice of appointment as Rouge Croix Pursuivant]
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