Christopher Tickell
Christopher Tickell | |
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.jpg) Tickell in 2018 | |
| Born | 17 March 1964 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1983– |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Unit | Royal Engineers |
| Commands | Army Recruiting and Training 8 Force Engineer Brigade 23 Engineer Regiment (Air Assault) |
| Battles / wars | Iraq War War in Afghanistan |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Lieutenant General Christopher Tickell, CBE (born 17 March 1964) is a senior British Army officer and the Deputy Chief of the General Staff as of August 2019.
Early life and education
Tickell was born on 17 March 1964 in Epsom, Surrey, England. He was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire, an independent school, and at Cranfield University.[1]
Military career
Tickell was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in December 1983.[2] After deployments as a squadron commander in Bosnia and Kosovo, he became commanding officer of 23 Engineer Regiment (Air Assault) in 2003 and in that role took part in the invasion of Iraq.[2] He went on to be a staff officer in the Directorate of Training in May 2005 and commander of 8 Force Engineer Brigade in November 2007 and in that role was deployed to Afghanistan.[2]
He became Director of the Army Division at the Joint Services Command and Staff College in December 2009, Director-General of the Army Recruiting and Training Division in August 2013,[3] and Director Capability in November 2016.[2] Tickell was promoted to lieutenant general on 12 August 2019 and assumed the duties of Deputy Chief of the General Staff that same date.[4][5]
References
- ^ "Tickell, Lt Gen. Christopher Linley". Who's Who 2020. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2019. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-258693. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Major General C L Tickell CBE" (PDF). Land Forces Australia. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ^ Mackie, Colin (2014-12-27). "Gulabin – Army Commands, 1900–2014" (PDF). Colin Mackie's website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 2015-01-04.
- ^ "Appointments". Soldier Magazine. 1 April 2019. p. 56. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ "No. 62738". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 August 2019. p. 14447.