| James Everard | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1962 |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Years of service | 1983 – present |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held |
20th Armoured Brigade (The Iron Fist) 3rd (UK) Mechanised Division |
| Battles/wars |
War in Bosnia War in Iraq |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Lieutenant General James Rupert Everard CBE (born 1962) is the current Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Military Strategy and Operations).
Career[]
Educated at Uppingham School,[1] James Everard was commissioned into the 17th/21st Lancers in June 1983.[2] In 1995, as Chief of Staff, 4th Armoured Brigade, he was deployed to the United Nations Protection Force HQ, Sector South-West, and subsequently as part of the leading UK element of the NATO Implementation Force (IFOR) in Bosnia.[1] Then in 1999 he became Military Assistant to the Commander of the Kosovo Force (KFOR).[1] He became Commanding Officer of the Queen's Royal Lancers in September 2000 and deployed as part of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus.[1]
In December 2005 he became Commander of 20th Armoured Brigade[3] in which capacity he was deployed to Basra in Iraq and built himself a reputation targeting corruption.[3] The brigade left Basra in November 2006[4] and relocated to Paderborn in Germany.[5] He was appointed Director Commitments at Land Command in 2007,[6] General Officer Commanding 3rd (UK) Mechanised Division in 2009[7] and Assistant Chief of the General Staff in April 2011.[8] He went on to be Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Military Strayegy and Operations) in March 2013.[9]
He was awarded the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in November 1996,[10] the OBE in April 2000,[11] the CBE in June 2005[12] and a second Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in July 2007 for his work commanding 20th Armoured Brigade during Operation Telic 8 in Iraq.[13]
Family[]
He is married to Caroline and has three children.[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Blue Beret December 2000
- ↑ "No. 49385". 14 June 1983. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/49385/page/
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Basra Commander targets corruption In the news, 8 May 2006
- ↑ Did the Brits Lose Southern Iraq? Time Magazine, 22 February 2006
- ↑ Royal British Legion Paderborn Branch
- ↑ The Defence contribution to UK national security and resilience - Defence Committee House of Commons, 27 January 2009
- ↑ Service Appointments The Times, 22 May 2009
- ↑ Service Appointments The Times, 8 June 2011
- ↑ Ministry of Defence and Tri-Service Senior Appointments
- ↑ "No. 54574". 8 November 1996. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/54574/page/
- ↑ "No. 55819". 14 April 2000. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/55819/page/
- ↑ "No. 57665". 11 June 2005. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/57665/page/
- ↑ "No. 58396". 19 July 2007. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/58396/page/
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