John Sutherell

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.

John Sutherell
Born23 October 1947
Chatteris, Cambridgeshire
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1968 - 2002
RankMajor-General
UnitRoyal Anglian Regiment
Commands held1st Bn Royal Anglian Regiment
8th Infantry Brigade
Royal Military College of Science
Battles/warsOperation Banner
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire

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 Bn Royal Anglian Regiment in 1987 and became Commander of 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 he has become General Secretary of the Officers' Association.[3] He is also a Deputy Lieutenant of Suffolk.[4]

References

  1. Debrett's People of Today
  2. "Army Commands" (PDF). 26 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016.
  3. Officers' Association Archived 28 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Suffolk County Council Archived 8 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
Military offices
Preceded by
Cedric Delves
Director Special Forces
19961999
Succeeded by
John Holmes
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