Peter Gilchrist

Major General Peter Gilchrist CB (born 28 February 1952) is a retired senior British Army officer who served as Master-General of the Ordnance from 2000 to 2004.

For the Singaporean billiards player, see Peter Gilchrist (billiards player).

Peter Gilchrist
Gilchrist in 2008
Born (1952-02-28) 28 February 1952
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1973–2009
RankMajor General
Commands heldRoyal Tank Regiment
Battles/warsAfghanistan War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Bronze Star (United States)

Military career

Educated at Marlborough College, Gilchrist was commissioned into the Royal Tank Regiment in 1973.[1] He became Commanding Officer of the 1st Royal Tank Regiment in 1993, Deputy Director of Ordnance in 1996 and Programme Director for Armoured Systems in 1998.[2] He went on to be an Executive Director at the Defence Procurement Agency and Master-General of the Ordnance in 2000.[3] He was deployed Afghanistan as Deputy Commander at Combined Forces Command in 2004,[4] and then became Head of the British Defence Staff and Defence Attaché in Washington, D.C. in 2006.[5] He retired in 2009.[6]

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References
  1. "No. 45892". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 January 1973. p. 1351.
  2. Who's Who 2010, A & C Black, 2010, ISBN 978-1-4081-1414-8
  3. "No. 55763". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 February 2000. p. 1655.
  4. Wilton Park
  5. Whitaker's Almanack 2006
  6. "No. 59058". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 May 2009. p. 8059.
Military offices
Preceded by
David Jenkins		 Master-General of the Ordnance
2000–2004		 Succeeded by
Andrew Figgures
Preceded by
John Cooper		 Deputy Commander, Combined Forces Command (Afghanistan)
2004–2005		 Succeeded by
Chris Wilson
Preceded by
Anthony Dymock		 Head of the British Defence Staff in Washington, D.C.
2005–2008		 Succeeded by
Michael Harwood
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