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Sir Timothy Granville-Chapman
Born 5 January 1947(1947-01-05) (age 78)
Allegiance United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Flag of the British Army British Army
Years of service 1968 –
Rank General
Commands held Land Command
Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff
Awards Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

General Sir Timothy John Granville-Chapman, GBE, KCB, ADC Gen (born 5 January 1947) is a former Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff of the British Armed Forces. He presently holds the ceremonial position of Master Gunner, St James's Park.

Military career[]

Educated at Charterhouse and Christ's College, Cambridge, Granville-Chapman was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1968.[1] He went on to be an instructor at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and then took a staff job in Military Operations in the Ministry of Defence.[1] Later he became Military Assistant to the Commander 1 (BR) Corps before being appointed commanding officer of 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery (1RHA) in Hohne, Germany.[1]

He was made the Chief of the General Staff's author for the first version of the British Military Doctrine and then went on to be Assistant Director in the Defence Policy Staff at the Ministry of Defence.[1]

He was made commander of an armoured brigade in Germany and then Director of Army Staff Duties.[1] He became Assistant Chief of the General Staff in 1994.[1] He became the first Commandant of the Joint Service Command and Staff College when he was appointed to that post on 28 June 1996.[2] He was made Adjutant General in 2000, Commander-in-Chief, Land Command in 2003 and Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff in 2005.[3]

He was appointed Master Gunner, St James's Park on 21 July 2008.[4]

Decorations[]

Order of the British Empire (Military) Ribbon Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) (2007)
Order of the Bath UK ribbon Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) (2001)
General Service Medal 1962 BAR General Service Medal With one bar
Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal ribbon Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal (2002)
QEII Diamond Jubilee Medal ribbon Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012)

References[]

Military offices
Preceded by
Michael Walker
Assistant Chief of the General Staff
1994–1996
Succeeded by
Michael Willcocks
New title
College established
Commandant of the Joint Services Command and Staff College
1997–2000
Succeeded by
Brian Burridge
Preceded by
Sir Alexander Harley
Adjutant General
2000–2003
Succeeded by
Sir Alistair Irwin
Preceded by
Sir Michael Jackson
Commander-in-Chief, Land Command
2003–2005
Succeeded by
Sir Richard Dannatt
Preceded by
Sir Anthony Bagnall
Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff
2005–2009
Succeeded by
Sir Nick Houghton
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Sir Alexander Harley
Master Gunner,
St. James's Park

2008–-
Succeeded by
incumbent
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