James Chiswell
| James Chiswell | |
|---|---|
 Chiswell (left) with Sir Peter Wall | |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Years of service | 1983- |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands held |
2nd Bn Parachute Regiment 16 Air Assault Brigade 1st (UK) Armoured Division Special Forces |
| Battles/wars |
Sierra Leone Civil War War in Afghanistan War in Iraq |
| Awards |
Commander of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross |
Major-General James Robert Chiswell CBE, MC (born 29 March 1964) is a British Army officer.
Military career
Educated at Allhallows College and King's College London, Chiswell was commissioned into the Parachute Regiment in 1983.[1] He took part in Operation Barras in Sierra Leone in September 2000 and was awarded the Military Cross.[2]
He became Commanding officer of 2nd Bn Parachute Regiment in 2004 and led his battalion in Iraq.[1] He was then sent to Permanent Joint Headquarters, Northwood as Assistant Chief of Staff with responsibility for current operations.[1] He went on to be Liaison Officer to the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington, D.C. in 2008 and Commander of 16 Air Assault Brigade in December 2008 seeing service as Commander Task Force Helmand when the brigade was deployed to Afghanistan in October 2010.[1] He became General Officer Commanding 1st Armoured Division in October 2012[3] and Director Special Forces in 2015.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Major-General James Chiswell". Paradata. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 57070. p. 12067. 30 September 2003. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- ↑ "Army Commands" (PDF). 26 July 2016.
- ↑ "Jordan, UK discuss military cooperation". The Jordan Times. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by James Bashall |
General Officer Commanding the 1st (UK) Armoured Division 2012–2015 |
Succeeded by Giles Hill |
| Preceded by Mark Carleton-Smith |
Director Special Forces 2015– |
Succeeded by Incumbent |