Peter Inge, Baron Inge

Field Marshal The Rt. Hon. The Lord Inge
Field Marshal The Rt. Hon. The Lord Inge KG, GCB, PC, DL
Born	5 August 1935 (1935-08-05) (age 76)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1956 – 1997
Rank	Field Marshal
Service number	448984
Commands held	1st Bn Green Howards 2nd Infantry Division British Army of the Rhine
Battles/wars	Malayan Emergency Operation Banner Bosnian War
Awards	Knight of the Order of the Garter Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Mention in Despatches

Field Marshal Peter Anthony Inge, Baron Inge KG, GCB, PC, DL (born 5 August 1935) was the Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army, between 1992 and 1994. He then served as Chief of the Defence Staff before retiring in 1997. Early in his early military career he saw action during the Malayan Emergency and in Northern Ireland and later in his career he provided advice to the British Government during the Bosnian War.

1 Army career
2 Later career
3 Family
4 Styles
5 References
6 Further reading

Army career

Born the son of Raymond Albert Inge and Grace Maud Caroline Inge (née Du Rose) and educated at Wrekin College and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst,^[1] Inge was commissioned into the Green Howards from Sandhurst on 27 July 1956.^[2] He was promoted to lieutenant on 27 July 1958,^[3] and served with the 1st Battalion in Hong Kong and Germany and was deployed on operational service to Malaya during the Malayan Emergency.^[4] Appointed aide-de-camp to the General Officer Commanding 4th Division in 1960,^[1] he was promoted to captain on 27 July 1962^[5] and made adjutant of 1st Battalion the Green Howards in 1963.^[1]

After working in the Ministry of Defence, and being promoted to major on 31 December 1967,^[6] he returned to the Battalion as a company commander in 1969 and was deployed to Northern Ireland.^[7] He served as Brigade Major with the 11th Armoured Brigade from August 1971, before being promoted to lieutenant-colonel on 31 December 1972^[8] and becoming an Instructor at the Staff College, Camberley in 1973.^[1] He was appointed Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion the Green Howards in 1974.^[1] Promoted to colonel on 31 December 1976,^[9] he commanded the Staff College’s Junior Division from 1977 and, following his promotion to brigadier on 31 December 1979,^[10] he commanded Task Force C of the British Army of the Rhine from 1980.^[1] From 1982 he was Chief of Staff of I (British) Corps.^[1] He returned to Britain as General Officer Commanding North Eastern District and Commander 2nd Infantry Division, based in York from 12 January 1984^[11] with the substantive rank of major-general from 16 April 1984.^[12] Then, in 1986, he was appointed Director General, Logistics Policy (Army) at the Ministry of Defence.^[7] He was promoted to lieutenant general and became General Officer Commanding I (British) Corps on 8 August 1987^[13] and was appointed KCB in the New Year Honours 1988.^[14] He relinquished this command on 2 October 1989.^[15] On 27 November 1989 he became the Commander of NATO’s Northern Army Group and Commander in Chief of British Army of the Rhine in Germany with the local rank of general;^[16] his rank was made substantive on 3 January 1990.^[17]

Having become ADC to the Queen on 21 February 1991^[18] and advanced to GCB in the Queen's Birthday Honours 1992,^[19] he was made Chief of the General Staff in February 1992 and Chief of the Defence Staff with the rank of Field Marshal on 15 March 1994.^[20] He served in this post, in which he provided military advice to the British Government on the conduct of the Bosnian War, until he retired in 1997.^[1]

He was appointed Colonel of the Green Howards in 1982, Colonel Commandant of the Royal Military Police in 1987 and Colonel Commandant of the Army Physical Training Corps in 1988.^[1]

Later career

After stepping down as Chief of the Defence Staff, he was created a life peer as Baron Inge, of Richmond in the County of North Yorkshire.^[21] He also became a Knight of the Garter on 23 April 2001.^[22]

In 2004 he was made a Privy Councillor and appointed to serve a member of the Butler Inquiry team, which examined the use of intelligence during the Iraq War.^[23] Chaired by Robin Butler, Baron Butler of Brockwell, the inquiry determined that the intelligence used to declare Iraq's possession of "Weapons of Mass Destruction" was flawed.^[23]

In retirement he became a non-executive director of Racal Electronics plc, Commissioner of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, Trustee of the Historic Royal Palaces and President of the Army Benevolent Fund.^[1] His interests include cricket, walking, music and reading.^[1]

Family

In 1960 he married Letitia Thornton-Berry; they have two daughters.^[1]

Styles

1935-1956: Peter Anthony Inge
1956-1958: Second Lieutenant Peter Anthony Inge
1958-1962: Lieutenant Peter Anthony Inge
1962-1967: Captain Peter Anthony Inge
1967-1972: Major Peter Anthony Inge
1972-1976: Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Anthony Inge
1976-1979: Colonel Peter Anthony Inge
1979-12 January 1984: Brigadier Peter Anthony Inge
12 January-16 April 1984: Brigadier (Actg. Major-General) Peter Anthony Inge
16 April 1984-1987: Major-General Peter Anthony Inge
1987-1 January 1988: Lieutenant-General Peter Anthony Inge
1 January 1988-27 November 1989: Lieutenant-General Sir Peter Anthony Inge, KCB
27 November 1989-3 January 1990: Lieutenant-General (Local General) Sir Peter Anthony Inge, KCB
3 January 1990-25 March 1991: General Sir Peter Anthony Inge, KCB
25 March 1991-1992: General Sir Peter Anthony Inge, KCB, ADC
1992-15 March 1994: General Sir Peter Anthony Inge, GCB, ADC
15 March-21 April 1994: Field Marshal Sir Peter Anthony Inge, GCB, ADC
21 April 1994-1997: Field Marshal Sir Peter Anthony Inge, GCB
1997-2001: Field Marshal the Right Honourable the Lord Inge, GCB, DL
2001-2004: Field Marshal the Right Honourable the Lord Inge, KG, GCB, DL
2004-present: Field Marshal the Right Honourable the Lord Inge, KG, PC, GCB, DL

	Knight of the Order of the Garter (KG)	(2001)
	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB)	(1992)
	General Service Medal (1918)
	General Service Medal (1962)
	Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal
	Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Who's Who 2010, A & C Black, 2010, ISBN 978-1-408-11414-8
^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 40882. p. 5347. 18 September 1956. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 41458. p. 4720. 25 July 1958. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
^ Heathcote, p.183
^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 42742. p. 5976. 24 July 1962. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 44493. p. 76. 29 December 1967. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
^ ^a ^b Heathcote, p.184
^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 45867. p. 91. 1 January 1973. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 47117. p. 361. 10 January 1977. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 48080. p. 1438. 28 January 1980. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 49625. p. 1045. 23 January 1984. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
^ London Gazette: no. 49754. p. 7748. 4 June 1984. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 51053. p. 11201. 7 September 1987. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 51171. p. 2. 30 December 1987. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 51890. p. 11310. 2 October 1989. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 51948. p. 13725. 28 November 1989. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
^ London Gazette: no. 52023. p. 955. 22 January 1990. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 52485. p. 4774. 25 March 1991. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 52767. p. 2. 30 December 1991. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 53645. p. 5799. 18 April 1994. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
^ Heathcote, p.185
^ London Gazette: no. 56183. p. 4839. 23 April 2001. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
^ ^a ^b Butler report (from The Guardian)

Military offices
Preceded by Patrick Palmer	General Officer Commanding the 2nd Infantry Division 1984–1985	Succeeded by Charles Guthrie
Preceded by Sir Brian Kenny	GOC 1st (British) Corps 1987 – 1989	Succeeded by Sir Charles Guthrie
Preceded by Sir Brian Kenny	Commander-in-Chief of the British Army of the Rhine 1989–1992	Succeeded by Sir Charles Guthrie
Preceded by Sir John Chapple	Chief of the General Staff 1992–1994	Succeeded by Sir Charles Guthrie
Preceded by Sir Peter Harding	Chief of the Defence Staff 1994–1997	Succeeded by Sir Charles Guthrie
Honorary titles
Preceded by Sir John Stanier	Constable of the Tower of London 1996 – 2001	Succeeded by Sir Roger Wheeler

Chiefs of the Defence Staff of the United Kingdom

Sir William Dickson • Earl Mountbatten • Sir Richard Hull • Sir Charles Elworthy • Sir Peter Hill-Norton • Sir Michael Carver • Sir Andrew Humphrey • Sir Edward Ashmore • Sir Neil Cameron • Sir Terence Lewin • Sir Edwin Bramall • Sir John Fieldhouse • Sir David Craig • Sir Richard Vincent • Sir Peter Harding • Sir Peter Inge • Sir Charles Guthrie • Sir Michael Boyce • Sir Michael Walker • Sir Jock Stirrup • Sir David Richards

Commanders-in-Chief of the Forces and Chiefs of the General Staff of the British Army

Commanders-in-Chief of the Forces	Duke of Albemarle · Duke of Monmouth · Earl of Marlborough · Duke of Leinster · Duke of Marlborough · Duke of Ormonde · Earl of Stair · George Wade · Duke of Cumberland · Viscount Ligionier · Marquess of Granby · Lord Amherst · Henry Conway · Lord Amherst · Duke of York · Sir David Dundas · Duke of York · Duke of Wellington · Viscount Hill · Duke of Wellington · Viscount Hardinge · Duke of Cambridge · Viscount Wolseley · Earl Roberts

Chief of the General Staff	Sir Neville Lyttelton

Chiefs of the Imperial General Staff	Sir William Nicholson • Sir John French • Sir Charles Douglas • Sir James Murray • Sir Archibald Murray • Sir William Robertson • Sir Henry Wilson • The Earl of Cavan • Sir George Milne • Sir Archibald Montgomery-Massingberd • Sir Cyril Deverell • The Viscount Gort • Sir Edmund Ironside • Sir John Dill • Sir Alan Brooke • The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein • Sir William Slim • Sir John Harding • Sir Gerald Templer • Sir Francis Festing • Sir Richard Hull

Chiefs of the General Staff	Sir Richard Hull • Sir James Cassels • Sir Geoffrey Baker • Sir Michael Carver • Sir Peter Hunt • Sir Roland Gibbs • Sir Edwin Bramall • Sir John Stanier • Sir Nigel Bagnall • Sir John Chapple • Sir Peter Inge • Sir Charles Guthrie • Sir Roger Wheeler • Sir Michael Walker • Sir Mike Jackson • Sir Richard Dannatt • Sir David Richards • Sir Peter Wall

Members of the Butler Review

Robin Butler, Baron Butler of Brockwell (chairman) Sir John Chilcot • Peter Inge, Baron Inge • Ann Taylor • Michael Mates

Persondata
Name	Inge, Peter Anthony
Alternative names
Short description	Army officer
Date of birth	1935-8-5
Place of birth
Date of death
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