Jacko Page

Lieutenant General Jonathan David "Jacko" Page, CB, OBE (born 25 February 1959) is a retired senior British Army officer.

Jacko Page
Page in 2007
Nickname(s)	Jacko
Born	(1959-02-25) 25 February 1959 Norwich, Norfolk, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1981–2014
Rank	Lieutenant General
Service number	512953
Commands held	Director Special Forces (2009–12) 6th Division (2008–09)
Battles/wars	Falklands War Gulf War Bosnian War Iraq War War in Afghanistan
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire Mentioned in Despatches Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service

Early life

Page was born in Norwich, Norfolk on 25 February 1959.[1]

Military career

Page commissioned into the Parachute Regiment in 1981.[2] In 1989, he commanded an armoured squadron of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards and deployed to the Middle East for Operation Granby, the British military contribution to the Gulf War.[2]

As well as staff posts in the Ministry of Defence, he has served as Chief of Staff of 24 Airmobile Brigade and with UNPROFOR in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[2] He assumed command of 16 Air Assault Brigade in December 2002, which deployed as part of Operation Telic, the British contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq.[2]

On 1 May 2007, he replaced Dutch Major General Ton van Loon as Regional Command South in Afghanistan for a six-month period. This NATO ISAF command was responsible for southern Afghanistan, where some of the most intensive combat operations against the Taliban took place. Then in 2008 he was appointed General Officer Commanding 6th Division (a new divisional headquarters in York), and in 2009 he was appointed Director Special Forces.[3] He went on to be Commander Force Development and Training in February 2012 with the rank of lieutenant general.[3]

Page was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2009 New Year Honours.[4]

References

1. "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
2. UK Ministry of Defence biography, Operation Telic Archived 25 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine
3. "Army Commands" (PDF). 26 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016.
4. "No. 58929". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2008. p. 2.

Military offices
New command	General Officer Commanding the 6th Division 2008–2009	Succeeded by Nick Carter
Preceded by Adrian Bradshaw	Director Special Forces 2009–2012	Succeeded by Mark Carleton-Smith
Preceded by Paul Newton	Commander Force Development and Training 2012–2014	Succeeded by Mark Poffley