Gerald Berragan

Sir Gerald Berragan
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch  British Army
Years of service 1979 –
Rank Lieutenant General
Commands held 32 Regiment Royal Artillery
Battles/wars Gulf War
Operation Banner
Kosovo War
Iraq War
Awards Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Companion of the Order of the Bath

Lieutenant General Sir Gerald William Berragan, KBE, CB is a senior British Army officer who currently serves as Adjutant-General.

Military career

Berragan was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1979.[1] He served as Chief of Staff of 4th Armoured Brigade during the Gulf War before becoming Commanding Officer of 32 Regiment Royal Artillery in 1997 leading his regiment on operations in Northern Ireland and Kosovo and then becoming Colonel in the Headquarters of the Adjutant-General responsible for individual training policy in 1999.[2] He was appointed Assistant Chief of Staff, Training at Land Command in May 2004 and then saw active service as Deputy Commanding General, Multi-National Corps – Iraq from January to October 2007.[3] He went on to be Director of Military Training in December 2007, Director-General of Army Personnel in February 2011 and Adjutant-General in August 2012.[3]

Berragan was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 2015 New Year Honours.[4][5]

References

Military offices
Preceded by
Simon Mayall
Deputy Commanding General Multi-National Corps – Iraq
January 2007 – October 2007
Succeeded by
Bruce Brealey
Preceded by
Mark Mans
Adjutant General
2012–
Succeeded by
Incumbent