John Sutherell
John Sutherell | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 October 1947 Chatteris, Cambridgeshire |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1968–2002 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Service number | 485317 |
| Unit | Royal Anglian Regiment |
| Commands | Royal Military College of Science 8th Infantry Brigade 1st Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment |
| Battles / wars | Operation Banner |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Major General John Christopher Blake Sutherell, CB, CBE, DL (born 23 October 1947) is a former British Army officer who became Commandant of the Royal Military College of Science.
Military career
[edit]Educated at Christ's Hospital and Grey College, Durham, Sutherell was commissioned into the Royal Anglian Regiment in 1968.[1] He was made commanding officer of 1st Battalion Royal Anglian Regiment in 1987 and became commander of the 8th Infantry Brigade in Northern Ireland in 1990.[1] He went on to be Deputy Military Secretary in 1994,[1] Director Special Forces in 1996[2] and Commandant of the Royal Military College of Science in 1999 before retiring in 2002.[1]
In retirement Sutherell became General Secretary of the Officers' Association.[3] He is also a Deputy Lieutenant of Suffolk.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Debrett's People of Today
- ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). 26 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016.
- ^ Officers' Association Archived 28 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Suffolk County Council Archived 8 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- 1947 births
- Living people
- British military personnel of The Troubles (Northern Ireland)
- 21st-century British Army personnel
- British Army major generals
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- Royal Anglian Regiment officers
- Deputy lieutenants of Suffolk
- Alumni of Grey College, Durham
- Military personnel from Cambridgeshire