Generals: July 2018
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GENERALS: JULY 2018 September 2014: General Sir Nicholas P. Carter(late Rifles): Chief of the Defence Staff, June 2018 (2/1959; 59) April 2016: General Sir Christopher M. Deverell(late Royal Tank Regiment): Commander, Joint Forces Command, April 2016 (1960; 58) March 2017: General Sir James R. Everard (late Royal Lancers): Deputy Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, March 2017 (9/1962; 55) June 2018: General Mark A.P. Carleton-Smith: Chief of the General Staff, June 2018 (2/1964; 54) LIEUTENANT-GENERALS: JULY 2018 July 2013: Lieutenant-General Sir John G. Lorimer(late Parachute Regiment): Defence Senior Advisor, Middle East, January 2018 (11/1962; 55) February 2014: Lieutenant-General Sir Mark W. Poffley(late Royal Logistic Corps): Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Military Capability), January 2016-January 2019; to retire, 2019 (1960; 58) June 2015: Lieutenant-General James I. Bashall (late Parachute Regiment) (4/1962; 56) July 2015: Lieutenant-General Timothy B. Radford (late Rifles): Commander, Allied Rapid Reaction Corps, July 2016 (2/1963; 55) December 2015: Lieutenant-General Nicholas A.W. Pope (late Royal Signals): Deputy Chief of the General Staff, December 2015 (7/1962; 56) March 2016: Lieutenant-General Paul W. Jaques (late Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers): Chief of Materiel (Land), March 2016 (5/1961; 57) April 2016: Lieutenant-General Richard E. Nugee (late Royal Artillery): Chief of Defence People, April 2016 (6/1963; 55) May 2016: Lieutenant-General Sir George P.R. Norton(late Grenadier Guards): U.K. Military Representative to NATO, May 2016 (11/1962; 55) December 2016: Lieutenant-General Patrick N.Y.M. Sanders(late Rifles): Commander, Field Army, December 2016 (4/1966; 52) April 2017: Lieutenant-General Richard F.P. Felton(late Army Air Corps): Director- General, Defence Safety Authority, April 2017 (6/1964; 54) (Acting July 2017: Lieutenant-General Ivan Hooper(late Royal Signals): Acting Chief Executive Officer, Information Systems and Services, Joint Forces Command, July 2017) October 2017: Lieutenant-General Richard J. Cripwell(late Royal Engineers): Deputy Commander, Resolute Support Mission, Afghanistan, October 2017 June 2018: Lieutenant-General Tyrone R. Urch (late Royal Engineers); Commander, Home Command, June 2018 (6/1965; 53) Lieutenant-General Douglas M. Chalmers (late Princess of Wales’ Royal Regiment): Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Military Strategy and Operations), June 2018 (1966; 52) MAJOR-GENERALS: JULY 2018 October 2012: Major-General James R. Chiswell (late Paras) (3/1964; 54) Major-General Sir Edward A. Smyth-Osbourne (Life Gds): Deputy Commander, NATO Rapid Deployable Corps, Italy, July 2016 (5/1964; 54) June 2013: Major-General James R. Hockenhull (late Intell. Corps) (7/1964; 54) August 2013: Major-General Stuart R. Skeates (late RA): Standing Joint Force Commander, October 2015 (6/1966; 52) Major-General Christopher L. Tickell (late RE): Director, Capability (Army), November 2016 (3/1964; 54 ) June 2014: Major-General Benjamin J. Bathurst (late Welsh Gds.): GOC, London District, June 2016 (4/1964; 54 ) September 2014: Major-General Ivan Hooper (late Ry. Sigs.): Acting Chief Executive Officer and Chief Information Officer, July 2017, Information Systems and Services, Joint Forces Command (Acting Lieutenant- General, July 2017) October 2014: Major-General John R. Patterson (late RTR) November 2014: Major-General Angus S.J. Fay (late RLC): Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff(Logistic Operations), November 2014 (10/1964; 53) Major-General Robert B. Bruce (late Ry. Reg. of Scotland): Military Secretary and General Officer, Scotland, June 2017 (1/1965; 53) April 2015: Major-General Giles P. Hill (late Paras): Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Defence Engagement), April 2017 (1/1967; 51 ) Major-General Mark J. Gaunt (late REME): Director, Support, Army, April 2015 June 2015: Major-General William J.F. Bramble (late RA): Chief of Staff, Allied Rapid Reaction Corps, December 2016 (1966; 52 ) Major-General Richard J.A. Stanford (late Welsh Gds): Senior British Loan Services Officer, Oman, October 2017 (8/1966; 51) July 2015: Major-General Ian J. Cave(late Mercian Reg.) (5/1966; 52) September 2015: Major-General Paul A.E. Nanson (late Ry.Reg. of Fusils.): Commandant, Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, September 2015 (1966; 52) Major-General Richard Wardlaw (late RE): Director, Army Basing and Infrastructure, December 2016 (9/1967; 50) November 2015: Major-General Ivan B.L. Jones(late RE): Director, Personnel, May 2018 March 2016: Major-General James F.P. Swift(Ry. Welsh Reg.): Director, Strategy, Army, March 2016 April 2016: Major-General Gerald I. Mitchell (late RLC): Director, Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre, April 2016 (1/1965; 53) Major-General Nicholas J. Cavanagh (late RE): Director, Strategic Assets Planning and Programming Team, Defence Infrastructure Organization, April 2016 (11/1965; 52) August 2016: Major-General Rupert T.H. Jones (late Rifles): Assistant Chief of the General Staff, January 2018 (4/1969; 49) October 2016: Major-General Timothy D. Hyams(late Ry. Dragoon Gds): Director, Land Warfare, April 2018 (8/1966; 51) December 2016: Major-General Nicholas R.M. Borton(late Ry. Reg. of Scotland): GOC, 3rd Division, December 2016 (1969; 49) February 2017: Major-General James T.E. Illingworth(late Army Air Corps): Commander, British Forces, Cyprus, February 2017 (1966; 52) May 2017: Major-General Felix G. Gedney(late Royal Scots Dragoon Guards): Deputy Commanding General, Support, III(U.S.) Armored Corps, May 2017, and Deputy Commanding General, Strategy and Support, Combined Joint Task Force, Kuwait, September 2017 Major-General Ralph W. Wooddisse(late Royal Anglian Reg.): GOC, 1st Division, May 2017 (47) June 2017: Major-General Charles L.G. Herbert(late Ry. Reg. of Scotland) Major-General Duncan F. Capps(late Royal Logistic Corps): GOC, Regional Command, June 2017 (12/1966; 50) September 2017: Major-General L. Karl Ford (late Royal Artillery): Deputy Chief of Staff, Plans, Joint Force Command, Brunssum, September 2017 (6/1966; 52) October 2017: Major-General Colin T. McClean(late Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers): Director, Land Equipment, Defence Equipment and Support, October 2017 (49) December 2017: Major-General Thomas R. Copinger-Symes (late Rifles): G.O.C., Force Troops, December 2017 March 2018: Major-General C. Roland V. Walker (late Grenadier Gds.) April 2018: Major-General Jonathan J. Cole (late Royal Signals): Director, Information (Army), April 2018 (9/1967; 50) May 2018: Major-General Gary C. Deakin: Deputy Chief of Staff (Plans), Joint Force Command, Naples, May 2018- (1966; 52) BRIGADIER APPOINTMENTS : as at JULY 2018 2010: Brigadier Matthew P. Lowe (late Parachute Regiment): Deputy Commander, Cadets, Regional Command, September 2015 2011: Brigadier Peter Dennis (late Mercian Regiment): Deputy Military Secretary, June 2015-October 2018 Brigadier Nicholas O. Fitzgerald (late Royal Artillery): Director, Recruit Training (Operations), March 2015 2012: Brigadier Edward J.R. Chamberlain (late Rifles): Director, Army Division, Joint Services Command and Staff College, August 2015-2018; Head, Individual Development (Army), September 2018 Brigadier Mark R. Goldsack(late Rifles): Defence Adviser, India, May 2015- December 2018; to retire Brigadier Simon L. Humphrey (late Royal Artillery): Commander, Kabul Security Force and British Troops, Afghanistan, January 2018 Brigadier Andrew T. Jackson (late Yorkshire Regiment): Assistant Chief of Staff, Training and Security Force Assistance, Allied Rapid Reaction Corps, February 2016 Brigadier Stephen J. Shirley(late Royal Logistic Corps): Commandant, Defence College of Logistics, Policing and Adminstration, November 2015 Brigadier Robert J. Thomson (late Rifles): Defence Attache, France, September 2017 Brigadier Gerhard H. Wheeler(late Royal Welsh Regiment): Head of Reserves Policy, Ministry of Defence, March 2017 2013: Brigadier Darrell P. Amison (late Royal Logistic Corps): Head of Concepts and Land, Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre, September 2015- 2018; Capability Director, Combat Service Support, January 2019 Brigadier Paul A.S. Cartwright (late Royal Regiment of Scotland): pending retirement Brigadier Ian J. Gibb (late Royal Tank Regiment): Head of Ground Manoeuvre Capability, September 2017 Brigadier Martin P. Moore (late Royal Logistic Corps): Capability Director, Combat Service Support, January 2016-January 2019 Brigadier J. Nicholas N. Orr (late King’s Royal Hussars): Defence Adviser, Canada, January 2018 Brigadier Neil D. Sexton(late Army Air Corps): Head, Engagement and Communication, Army, October 2016 Brigadier H. Angus Watson (late Light Dragoons): Assistant Chief of Staff (Warfare), Field Army, July 2016 Brigadier James M. Woodham( late Royal Anglian Regiment): Head, Defence Operational Capability, Ministry of Defence, August 2017 Brigadier Scott R. Workman(late Royal Signals) 2014: Brigadier Jeremy M.J. Bennett (late Royal Artillery): Head, Capability Plans, Finance Military Capability, Ministry of Defence, April 2016 Brigadier Jonathan D. Calder-Smith (late Royal Artillery): to retire, 2018 Brigadier Christopher M.B. Coles (late Queen’s Royal Hussars): Head, Army Personnel Services, February 2017 Brigadier James D. Daniel (late Rifles): Head of BOWMAN and Tactical Communication and Information Systems Delivery Team, Information Systems and Services, May 2018 Brigadier Martyn J. Gamble (late Royal Artillery): Head of Arms and Services Home Command, September 2016