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Andrew Figgures
Lieutenant General Andrew Collingwood Figgures CB CBE FREng (born 13 November 1950) is a former Master-General of the Ordnance. Military career Educated at Loughborough Grammar School, Welbeck College and St Catharine's College, Cambridge, Figgures was commissioned into the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers in 1970. In 1995 he was appointed Commander of Equipment Support at HQ Land Command from where he was deployed to Bosnia for which he was awarded the CBE. In 1998 he went to the Royal College of Defence Studies and was then appointed Director of Operational Requirements (Land). In 2000 he was appointed as Capability Manager for Manoeuvres and then in September 2003 he was deployed to Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and K ... as Senior British Mil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of The British Army
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Order Of The British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established on 4 June 1917 by King George V and comprises five classes across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two of which make the recipient either a Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom#Modern honours, knight if male or dame (title), dame if female. There is also the related British Empire Medal, whose recipients are affiliated with, but not members of, the order. Recommendations for appointments to the Order of the British Empire were originally made on the nomination of the United Kingdom, the self-governing Dominions of the Empire (later Commonwealth) and the Viceroy of India. Nominations continue today from Commonwealth countries that participate in recommending British honours. Most Commonwealth countries ceas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Army Lieutenant Generals
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Paul Lambert (Royal Navy Officer)
Vice Admiral Sir Paul Lambert, (born 17 November 1954) is a former Royal Navy officer who served as Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Equipment Capability) from 2009 to 2012. Naval career Educated at Kettering Grammar School and City University London, Lambert joined the Royal Navy in 1974.The Link Order of St John, December 2012 He was appointed Commanding Officer of the frigate in 1996. Promoted to rear admiral, he was appointed Commander Operations and Rear Admiral, Submarines in 2004. He went on to be Capability Manager ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Fulton (Royal Marines Officer)
Lieutenant General Sir Robert Henry Gervase Fulton, (born 1948) is a retired British Royal Marines officer who served as Governor of Gibraltar from 2006 to 2009. Career Educated at Eton College and the University of East Anglia where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts, Fulton joined the Royal Marines in 1972.Biography at EDA After serving as a for a number of years, he was appointed to the Staff College at . He became a company commander in 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Applegate
Lieutenant General Richard Arthur David Applegate CB OBE (born 20 March 1955) is a former Quartermaster-General and Master-General of the Ordnance to the Army. He left the British Army in October 2010 and is now a Director of Eagle Strategic Consulting Ltd. Military career Applegate was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1974. Between 1992 and 1994 he was Military Assistant and Speechwriter to three different Supreme Allied Commanders Europe and then became Commanding Officer 19th Regiment Royal Artillery - The Highland Gunners. After a staff appointment where he was responsible for conceptual development of the British Army, he moved on to be Commander Royal Artillery for 3rd Division followed by an appointment as Director of Equipment Capability. In 1995 he was deployed at short notice with his artillery regiment to Bosnia, initially under command UNPROFOR,'Op Deliberate Force' by Tim Ripley, CDISS August 1999, then as commander of the UK/FR/NL artillery group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Gilchrist (British Army Officer)
Major General Peter Gilchrist (born 28 February 1952) is a retired senior British Army officer who served as Master-General of the Ordnance from 2000 to 2004. Military career Educated at Marlborough College, Gilchrist was commissioned into the Royal Tank Regiment in 1973. He became Commanding Officer of the 1st Royal Tank Regiment in 1993, Deputy Director of Ordnance in 1996 and Programme Director for Armoured Systems in 1998.''Who's Who 2010'', A & C Black, 2010, He went on to be an executive director at the Defence Procurement Agency and Master-General of the Ordnance in 2000. He was deployed Afghanistan as Deputy Commander at Combined Forces Command in 2004, and then became Head of the British Defence Staff and Defence Attaché in Washington, D.C. ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, Wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John McColl (British Army Officer)
General Sir John Chalmers McColl, (born 17 April 1952) is a retired senior British Army officer and a past Lieutenant Governor of Jersey. McColl previously served as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe from 2007 to 2011. Army career Educated at Culford School in Suffolk, England, McColl was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Anglian Regiment in 1973 and promoted to lieutenant on 8 September 1974. He was promoted to captain on 8 March 1979 and to major on 30 September 1984. In 1989, he became a squadron commander in the 3rd Royal Tank Regiment, was promoted to lieutenant colonel on 30 June 1990, and to acting colonel shortly after. He was promoted to colonel on 30 June 1995 and to brigadier on 31 December 1996 (seniority 30 June). He held a variety of commands and military posts before commanding 1st Mechanised Brigade in 1997. In 1999, he became Assistant Chief of Staff at Land Command and in 2000, he was given command of 3rd (UK) Mechanised Division. In 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freddie Viggers
Sir Frederick Richard Viggers, (born 29 June 1951) is a former senior British Army officer who served as Adjutant-General to the Forces immediately prior to his retirement in 2008. He was Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod from 30 April 2009 to 28 October 2010. He also served in Bosnia in the aftermath of the breakup of Yugoslavia, and in the Iraq War. Early life Viggers was born on 29 June 1951 and educated at Wellington School, Somerset. Military career Having attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Viggers was commissioned into the Royal Regiment of Artillery as a second lieutenant on 14 April 1972. He was promoted lieutenant on 14 October 1973, and captain on 14 April 1978. In 1983 he attended the Staff College, Camberley, was promoted major on 30 September, and assumed command of a battery of 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery (3RHA). In December 1985 he was appointed Chief of Staff to 1st Infantry Brigade, the brigade's main task was as NATO's "UK Mobile Force", wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Transport Police Authority
The British Transport Police Authority is the police authority that oversees the British Transport Police. A police authority is a governmental body in the United Kingdom that defines strategic plans for a police force and provides accountability so that the police function "efficiently and effectively", and the British Transport Police patrol the railways in England, Wales, and Scotland. The chair, appointed by the Secretary of State for Transport, was Alistair Graham from its founding in 2004 until the end of 2011, Millie Banerjee from 2011 to 2015. Esther McVey Esther Louise McVey (born 24 October 1967) is a British politician and television presenter serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tatton since 2017. A member of the Conservative Party, she served as Minister of State for Housing and Pl ... served as chair from 2015 to 2017. Ron Barclay-Smith was appointed as chair in 2018. References External links * Department for Transport Non-departmental pub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deputy Chief Of The Defence Staff
The Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff is a senior British military officer who reports to the Chief of the Defence Staff and Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff. Early Deputy Chiefs of the Defence Staff These were: *1957 – 1960 – Lieutenant-General Sir Roderick McLeod *1960 – 1962 – Air Marshal Sir Alfred Earle *1962 – 1964 – Lieutenant-General Sir Denis O’Connor ''Note:'' This single "Deputy Chief" role was redesignated Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff after 1964. Current arrangements There are currently three people with the post of Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (DCDS) at any one time. These are: *Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Military Strategy and Operations) *Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Military Capability) *Chief of Defence People Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Military Strategy and Operations) In 1989–91, the Defence Operations Executive, led by the Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Commitments) and including the Assistant Chiefs of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defence Procurement Agency
The Defence Procurement Agency (DPA), was an Executive Agency of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence responsible for the acquisition of materiel, equipment and services, for the British armed forces. Led by the Chief of Defence Procurement, the Agency sourced equipment and services from its headquarters in Bristol. History The Defence Procurement Agency was established on 1 April 1999, after the announcement in the Strategic Defence Review of a specialised agency to succeed the MoD Procurement Executive. From 1 April 2007 the agency was merged with the Defence Logistics Organisation to form a new organisation called Defence Equipment and Support Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) is a trading entity and joint-defence organisation within the UK Ministry of Defence. It began operating on 2 April 2007, following the merger of the MoD's Defence Procurement Agency and the Defence Logistics .... References {{EngvarB, date=April 2020 1999 establishments in the United Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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