Nigel Bagnall

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Nigel Bagnall
10 February 1927 - 8 April 2002
Field Marshal Sir Nigel Bagnall Crown Copyright
Place of birth	India
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1946 - 1989
Rank	Field Marshal
Commands held	4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards 4th Division 1st British Corps BAOR
Awards	GCB, CVO, MC

Field Marshal Sir Nigel Thomas Bagnall GCB, CVO, MC (10 February 1927 - 8 April 2002) was Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army.

Contents 1 Army career 2 Later career 3 References 4 Further reading

[edit] Army career

Born in India and educated at Wellington College, he was commissioned into the Green Howards in 1946^[1]. He served in Palestine, Malaya, Singapore, Cyprus and Germany. In 1967 he became the commanding officer of the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards^[2].

From 1970 to 1972 he was Commander Royal Armoured Corps in 1st British Corps^[2].

In 1975 he was appointed General Officer Commanding 4th Division^[2]. In 1980 became commander of 1st British Corps and then in 1982 he was appointed General Officer Commanding of the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR)^[2]. He was Chief of the General Staff from 1985 to 1989.

[edit] Later career

He was also a military historian and fellow of Balliol College, Oxford. He wrote a history of the Punic wars published by Pimlico in 1990^[3]. Two months before his passing, he had a book on the Peloponnesian War published^[4].

[edit] References

[edit] Further reading

• Obituary
• Heathcote, T.A. (1999). The British Field Marshals 1736-1997. Pen & Sword Books Ltd. ISBN 0-85052-696-5

Military offices
Preceded by Sir John Stanier	Chief of the General Staff 1985–1989	Succeeded by Sir John Chapple

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