Andrew Graham (British Army officer)

Andrew Graham
Born	21 October 1956
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1975 - Present
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 3rd Infantry Brigade
Battles/wars	Iraq War
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Lieutenant General Andrew John Noble Graham CB CBE (born 21 October 1956) is the Colonel of the Royal Regiment of Scotland and was Director General of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom.

Educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge, Graham was commissioned into the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise’s) in 1975.^[1][2] He was appointed Commanding Officer of his Regiment in 1995 and Commander of 3rd Infantry Brigade in 1999.^[2] He went on to be Director Army Resources and Plans in 2001, Deputy Commanding General Multi-National Corps – Iraq in early 2004 and Director General Army Training & Recruiting Agency later in 2004.^[2] He became the Royal Regiment of Scotland's first Colonel from 31 March 2007^[3] as well as Director General of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom from 2008.^[2]

He is the elder son and heir of Sir John Graham, Bt, GCMG.

Honours and Awards

	Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)	2011 Birthday Honours[4]
	Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)	2002
	Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)	1993
	General Service Medal
	Iraq Medal
	Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal	2002
	Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal	2012
	Accumulated Campaign Service Medal
	Officer of the Legion of Merit (United States)

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