John Ridge (British Army officer)

Brigadier John Henry Ridge CBE is a senior British Army officer.

John Ridge
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1995–Present
Rank	Brigadier
Commands held	26 Engineer Regiment 8 Engineer Brigade
Battles/wars	War in Afghanistan
Awards	Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Military career

Ridge was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1995.[1] He served as commanding officer of 26 Engineer Regiment in which role he was deployed to Afghanistan.[2] He went on to become commander of 8 Engineer Brigade in October 2015 and in that role led the British response to Hurricane Irma, an extremely powerful Cape Verde hurricane that caused widespread destruction across its path, in September 2017.[3] He went on to become Chief, Joint Force Operations at Permanent Joint Headquarters in Northwood in September 2017[4] and will become General Office Commanding of Army Recruiting and Initial Training Command in April 2020.[5]

He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2018 New Year Honours.[6]

References

1. "The Evolving Role of the Military during non-discretionary National Crises". Royal United Services Institute. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
2. "26 Engineer Regiment receive Afghanistan operational medals". Ministry of Defence. 8 October 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
3. "The British Officer Leading The Hurricane Irma Response Has Defended The Relief Effort". Buzzfeed. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
4. "Ministry of Defence and Senior Tri-Service Appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 12 December 2019.
5. "Current generals" (PDF). Retrieved 15 December 2019.
6. "No. 62150". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2017. p. N6.