Major General Christopher Haslett Elliott (born 26 May 1947) is a former senior British Army officer who served as

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from 2001 to 2004.

Military career

Educated at

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in Tavistock and Mons Officer Cadet School, Elliot was commissioned into the South Wales Borderers in 1966.''

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, 2010, He saw service in Northern Ireland and was

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in 1975. He became Commanding Officer of 1st Bn Royal Regiment of Wales in 1987. He went on to be Commander of British Forces in Belize in 1990, Director of Army Recruiting at the

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in 1993 and British Military Advisor in South Africa in 1994. After that he became General Officer Commanding UK Support Command (Germany) in 1997 and then served as

and Director General, Reserve Forces and Cadets from 2001 to 2004. In retirement he became Director of the Army Sport Control Board.Army Sailing Association
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Family

In 1970 he married Annabel Melanie Emerson; they have four daughters.

References

, - British Army major generals 1947 births Living people Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Graduates of the Mons Officer Cadet School Royal Regiment of Wales officers South Wales Borderers officers British military personnel of The Troubles (Northern Ireland) {{UK-army-bio-stub