James Everard
| James Everard | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1962 |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Years of service | 1983 – present |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held |
20th Armoured Brigade (The Iron Fist) 3rd (UK) Division |
| Battles/wars |
War in Bosnia War in Iraq |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Lieutenant General James Rupert Everard CBE (born 1962) is the current Commander Land Forces.
Career
Educated at Uppingham School,[1] James Everard was commissioned into the 17th/21st Lancers in June 1983.[2] In 1995, as Chief of Staff, 4th Armoured Brigade, he was deployed to the United Nations Protection Force HQ, Sector South-West, and subsequently as part of the leading UK element of the NATO Implementation Force (IFOR) in Bosnia.[1] Then in 1999 he became Military Assistant to the Commander of the Kosovo Force (KFOR).[1] He became Commanding Officer of the Queen's Royal Lancers in September 2000 and deployed as part of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus.[1]
In December 2005 he became Commander of 20th Armoured Brigade[3] in which capacity he was deployed to Basra in Iraq and built himself a reputation targeting corruption.[3] The brigade left Basra in November 2006[4] and relocated to Paderborn in Germany.[5] He was appointed Director Commitments at Land Command in 2007,[6] General Officer Commanding 3rd (UK) Division in 2009[7] and Assistant Chief of the General Staff in April 2011.[8] He went on to be Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Military Strategy and Operations) in March 2013[9] and became Commander Land Forces in September 2014.[10]
A strong advocate of diversity, Everard has served as Patron of the Army LGBT Forum since 2010.[11]
He was awarded the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in November 1996,[12] the OBE in April 2000,[13] the CBE in June 2005[14] and a second Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in July 2007 for his work commanding 20th Armoured Brigade during Operation Telic 8 in Iraq.[15]
Family
He is married to Caroline and has three children.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Blue Beret December 2000
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 49385. p. 7891. 14 June 1983. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Basra Commander targets corruption In the news, 8 May 2006
- ↑ Did the Brits Lose Southern Iraq? Time Magazine, 22 February 2006
- ↑ Royal British Legion Paderborn Branch
- ↑ The Defence contribution to UK national security and resilience - Defence Committee House of Commons, 27 January 2009
- ↑ Service Appointments The Times, 22 May 2009
- ↑ Service Appointments The Times, 8 June 2011
- ↑ Ministry of Defence and Tri-Service Senior Appointments
- ↑ "New UK Commander, Land Forces announced". Defence Viewpoints. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ↑ Lt Gen J Everard. "Message from the Forum Patron". ArmyLGBT Forum. Retrieved 2014-07-14.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 54574. p. 14851. 8 November 1996. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 55819. p. 4252. 14 April 2000. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 57665. p. 5. 11 June 2005. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 58396. p. 10414. 19 July 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Barney White-Spunner |
General Officer Commanding the 3rd (UK) Mechanised Division 2009–2011 |
Succeeded by John Lorimer |
| Preceded by Richard Barrons |
Assistant Chief of the General Staff 2011–2013 |
Succeeded by David Cullen |
| Preceded by Richard Barrons |
Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Operations) 2013–2014 |
Succeeded by Gordon Messenger |
| Preceded by Sir Nick Carter |
Commander Land Forces 2014- |
Succeeded by Incumbent |