| Sir John Cheshire | |
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Sir John Cheshire as Lieutenant-Governor addresses the public at Government House, Jersey, at the traditional reception to mark the Queen's Birthday, 2005 |
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| Born | 4 September 1942 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1961 - 2000 |
| Rank | Air Chief Marshal |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Air Chief Marshal Sir John Anthony Cheshire KBE CB KStJ (born 4 September 1942) is a retired senior Royal Air Force commander.
Born the son of Air Chief Marshal Sir Walter Cheshire and educated at Ipswich School and Worksop College, Cheshire joined the Royal Air Force as a cadet at the RAF College Cranwell in 1961.[1] In the late 1970s he served as Commander of the Special Forces Flight and then joined the Air Plans Directorate of the Ministry of Defence.[1] He was appointed Commander of the Air Wing in Brunei in 1980, Station Commander at RAF Lyneham in 1982 and Group Captain Contingency Plans at Headquarters United Kingdom Air Forces.[1] He went on to be air attache in Moscow in 1987, Deputy Commandant of the RAF Staff College, Bracknell in 1990 and Assistant Chief of Staff Policy and Requirements at the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in 1992.[1] His last appointments were as United Kingdom Military Representative at Headquarters NATO in 1995 and Commander-in-Chief, Allied Forces Northwestern Europe in 1997.[1] He retired in 2000.
In retirement Cheshire was the Lieutenant Governor of Jersey from 24 January 2001 to 7 April 2006 when his term of office ended. He was appointed chairman of the Royal Air Force Charitable Trust in July 2008.[2]
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Richard Johns |
Commander-in-Chief Allied Forces North West Europe 1997 – 2000 |
Command disbanded Responsibilies transferred to Regional HQ AFNORTH |
| Government offices | ||
| Preceded by Sir Michael Wilkes |
Lieutenant Governor of Jersey 2001 – 2006 |
Succeeded by Sir Andrew Ridgway |