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Sir Andrew Richard Gregory, (born 19 November 1957) is a retired

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officer who served as

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. In September 2016, he became Controller

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, The Armed Forces charity. He was appointed

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from 1 May 2017.

Early life and education

Gregory was born on 19 November 1957 to Lieutenant Colonel Richard B. Gregory and Alison Gregory (''

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'' Egerton). He was educated at

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Military career

Gregory was commissioned into the

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in 1981. As a

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, he served in Iraq. Promoted to

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in 2007, Gregory was appointed Collocation Implementation Team Leader for the amalgamation of

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and Headquarters

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, which took place in April 2008. He became Director General, Personnel later that year, Military Secretary in February 2011, and Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Personnel and Training) with promotion to

lieutenant general Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the ...

in April 2013. This role has since been re-designated Chief of the Defence People. Gregory retired from the army on 16 August 2016.

Later life

In September 2016, Gregory became Controller of

, The Armed Forces charity. He was appointed

from 1 May 2017.

Honours

In 2010, Gregory was appointed a

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(CB). In the

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, he was appointed

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(KBE).

References

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