Douglas Chalmers (British Army officer)

Lieutenant-General Douglas McKenzie Chalmers DSO, OBE (born 26 February 1966) is a British Army officer.

For the Scottish academic and former communist activist, see Douglas Chalmers.

Douglas Chalmers
Major General Chalmers in 2015
Born	(1966-02-26) 26 February 1966
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1984–
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Unit	Royal Irish Rangers
Commands held	2nd Bn Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment 12th Mechanized Brigade
Battles/wars	War in Afghanistan
Awards	Distinguished Service Order Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Early life and education

Chalmers was born on 26 February 1966 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.[1] He was educated at Reddam House, an Independent school in Berkshire, England.[2] In later life, he completed an MA from the United States Army's School of Advanced Military Studies and an MPhil from Trinity Hall, Cambridge.[1]

Military career

After serving for 18 months as a soldier, he was commissioned into the Royal Irish Rangers in October 1986.[3] He became commanding officer of 2nd Battalion Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment in July 2007 and, in that role, was deployed to Helmand Province.[2] He went on to become commander of 12th Mechanized Brigade in October 2011 and was deployed as commander of Task Force Helmand in April 2012.[2][4] After that he became the Chief of the Defence Staff's Liaison Officer to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in October 2013 and Assistant Chief of Staff (Operations) at Permanent Joint Headquarters in August 2014.[2] He was deployed on Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq in September 2015[5] and became Deputy Commanding General-Support, III Corps and Fort Hood in August 2016.[2] Chalmers received the Commander First Class in the Order of the Dannebrog from the Queen of Denmark in May 2018.[6] He was promoted to Lieutenant-General and was appointed Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Military Strategy & Operations) on 18 June 2018.[7][8]

References

1. "Chalmers, Lt Gen. Douglas McKenzie". Who's Who 2020. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2019. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-285158. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
2. "Major General DM Chalmers DSO OBE" (PDF). Fort Hood. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
3. "No. 50683". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 October 1986. p. 13260.
4. "Britain's Afghan commander: rising threat of 'green on blue' attacks". The Telegraph. 23 October 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
5. "Department of Defense Press Briefing by Maj. Gen. Chalmers via teleconference in the Pentagon Press Briefing Room". Department of Defense. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
6. "No. 62283". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 May 2018. p. 8435.
7. "General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine". Retrieved 20 July 2018.
8. "No. 62369". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 July 2018. p. 13550.

Military offices
Preceded by Mark Carleton-Smith	Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Military Strategy and Operations) 2018–Present	Incumbent