James Hockenhull

Lieutenant-General James Richard Hockenhull, OBE (born 27 July 1964) is a senior British army officer.

James Hockenhull
Born	(1964-07-27) 27 July 1964
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1986 –
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Battles/wars	Northern Ireland Iraq War War in Afghanistan
Awards	Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Early life and education

Hockenhull was born on 27 July 1964 in Havant, Hampshire, England.[1] He was educated at the Royal Hospital School, Ipswich, and the University of York.[2]

Military career

Hockenhull was commissioned into the Intelligence Corps in 1986.[2] After operational service in Northern Ireland, he became an instructor at the United States Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas in 2003 before being deployed as Chief, Campaign Plans at Headquarters Multi-National Force – Iraq in December 2005.[2] He went on to be Deputy Director Force Development in August 2006, Chief, Plans at Headquarters Allied Rapid Reaction Corps in Afghanistan in spring 2008 and Director ISTAR at Headquarters Land Forces in 2008.[2] After that he became Head Military Strategic Planning at the Ministry of Defence in September 2011, Director of the Ministry of Defence Advisory Group in Kabul in June 2012[3] and Director Cyber, Intelligence and Information Integration in March 2015.[2] He was appointed Chief of Defence Intelligence in 2018 and promoted to lieutenant general.[4][5]

He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire for service in Northern Ireland on 22 November 1994[6] and advanced to an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for service in Northern Ireland on 30 September 2003.[7]

References

1. "Hockenhull, Lt Gen. James Richard". Who's Who 2020. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2019. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-258714. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
2. "Major-General James Hockenhull" (PDF). CEMA. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
3. "ISAF officers meet for key leader engagement at Camp Ghazi". DVIDS. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
4. Lieutenant-General James Hockenhull, Defence Geospatial Intelligence, 2018
5. "No. 62486". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 December 2018. p. 21992.
6. "No. 53855". The London Gazette (Supplement). 21 November 1994. p. 16321.
7. "No. 57070". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 September 2003. p. 12063.

Military offices
Preceded by Philip Osborn	Chief of Defence Intelligence 2018 – Present	Incumbent