James Everard
| Sir James Everard | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 September 1962 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1983 – present |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held |
Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe Commander Field Army 3rd Division 20th Armoured Brigade Queen's Royal Lancers |
| Battles/wars |
Bosnian War Iraq War |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service (2) |
General Sir James Rupert Everard, KCB, CBE (born 23 September 1962) is a senior British Army officer who serves as NATO's Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe.
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 returned to their home of 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 (post renamed Commander Field Army in November 2015).[10] In March 2017 he was appointed as NATO's Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (DSACEUR) at which time he was promoted to general.[11]
A strong advocate of diversity, Everard has served as Patron of the Army LGBT Forum since 2010.[12]
Honours
Everard was awarded a Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in November 1996,[13] appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in April 2000[14] and Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in June 2005,[15] and awarded a second Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in July 2007 for his work commanding 20th Armoured Brigade during Operation Telic 8 in Iraq.[16] He was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 2016 New Year Honours.[17]
Family
He is married to Caroline and has three children.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Blue Beret December 2000
- ↑ "No. 49385". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 June 1983. p. 7891.
- 1 2 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 Archived 17 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "New UK Commander, Land Forces announced". Defence Viewpoints. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ↑ "General Sir James Everard appointed most senior UK officer in NATO – News stories – GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2016-07-22.
- ↑ Lt Gen J Everard. "Message from the Forum Patron". ArmyLGBT Forum. Retrieved 2014-07-14.
- ↑ "No. 54574". The London Gazette. 8 November 1996. p. 14851.
- ↑ "No. 55819". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 April 2000. p. 4252.
- ↑ "No. 57665". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2005. p. 5.
- ↑ "No. 58396". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 July 2007. p. 10414.
- ↑ "No. 61450". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2015. p. N3.
| 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 (Commander Field Army from November 2015) 2014–2016 |
Succeeded by Patrick Sanders |
| Preceded by Sir Adrian Bradshaw |
Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe 2017 – |
Incumbent |