Editing Andrew Robathan (section)

==Military career==
Robathan was [[commissioned officer|commissioned]] into the [[Coldstream Guards]] as a [[Second Lieutenant]] (on probation) (University Candidate) on 6 October 1974. He was given the [[service number]] 498738.<ref name="LG 14 January 1975">{{London Gazette |issue=46464 |date=14 January 1975 |page=514 |supp=y }}</ref> His commission was confirmed and he was given seniority as a Second Lieutenant from 6 April 1971. He was promoted to [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)|lieutenant]], back dated to 6 October 1974, with seniority from 6 April 1973.<ref name="LG 14 April 1975">{{London Gazette |issue=46542 |date=14 April 1975 |page=4815 |supp=y }}</ref> Having attended the [[Staff College, Camberley|Staff College]], [[Camberley]], he was promoted to [[Major (United Kingdom)|major]] on 30 September 1984.<ref name="LG 15 October 1984">{{London Gazette |issue=49897 |date=15 October 1984 |page=13947 |supp=y }}</ref> He served for a period of time with the [[Special Air Service]] (SAS),<ref>[http://www.debretts.com/people-of-today/profile/24095/Andrew-Robert-George-ROBATHAN ''Debrett's People of Today'']{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and retired on 27 August 1989 being appointed to the Reserve of Officers.<ref name="LG 16 October 1989">{{London Gazette |issue=51903 |date=16 October 1989 |page=11883 |supp=y }}</ref>

He worked for [[BP]] from 1991 to 1992, but volunteered to return to the Army between January and April 1991 during the First [[Gulf War]], serving as [[Chief of Staff]] of the Prisoner of War Guard Force in [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Iraq]] and [[Kuwait]].<ref name=TlgProf/>