John Moyle (British Army officer) was placed on half-pay, but in 1715 he was made lieutenant-colonel of Colonel William Newton's Regiment of Dragoons. Colonel Moyle was advanced to the rank of brigadier-general on 13 March 1727. On 14 May 1732 King George II conferred the colonelcy of the 36th Regiment of Foot on Brigadier-General Moyle, who was promoted to the rank of major-general on 5 November 1735. On 27 June 1737 he was removed to the 22nd Regiment of Foot. Major-General Moyle died on 3 November 1738. pp. 114-115. John Moyle (British Army officer) Major-General John Moyle (died 3 November 1738) was an officer of
Colonel commandant military forces in Victoria. Australian formations, such as the Royal Australian Corps of Military Police and the Royal Australian Regiment (RAR) have Colonel Commandants, a retired soldier whose role is to act as advocate for the troops' interests. This requires visits to wherever the corps or regiment is deployed. In the Bangladesh Army the post of colonel commandant is an honorary post held by the most senior serving member of a corps or regiments, he/she is usually a general officer in the rank of major general and above. The post is found is all corps and regiments of the army.