Peter Everson

Major-General Peter Frederick Everson OBE (born 1957) is a former British Army officer who commanded 4th Division.

Peter Everson
Born1957
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1976-2008
RankMajor-General
Commands held4th Division
Battles/warsOperation Banner
Iraq War
AwardsOfficer of the Order of the British Empire

Military career

Everson was commissioned into the Intelligence Corps in 1976.[1] As a lieutenant-colonel he undertook a tour in Northern Ireland in 1997 during the Troubles for which he was awarded the OBE.[2] As a colonel he was the chief intelligence officer for the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps in the Kosovo War. Promoted to brigadier, he was made Director of the Intelligence Corps and head of the Defence Intelligence and Security Centre in 2002.[3] He was appointed the Deputy Commanding General of the Multi-National Corps – Iraq from February to September 2006 and then became General Officer Commanding 4th Division.[4] He retired in 2008.[4]

In retirement he became Head of Group Security at British American Tobacco.[5]

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References
  1. "No. 47067". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 November 1976. p. 15410.
  2. "No. 55303". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 November 1998. p. 12073.
  3. Five alive Archived 8 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine RAF Waddington
  4. Army Commands Archived 5 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  5. About Overseas Business Risk Archived 20 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine UK Trade & Investment
Military offices
Preceded by
Nick Parker		 Deputy Commanding General Multi-National Corps – Iraq
February 2006–September 2006		 Succeeded by
Simon Mayall
Preceded by
Seumas Kerr		 General Officer Commanding the 4th Division
2006–2008		 Succeeded by
Lamont Kirkland
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