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
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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