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|name= James Chiswell |image= James Chiswell (cropped).jpg |image_size= |alt= |caption= Major General James Chiswell in July 2014 |nickname= |birth_date= {{birth date and age|1964|03|29|df=yes}} |birth_place= Berlin, Germany |death_date= |death_place= |allegiance= United Kingdom |branch= British Army |serviceyears= 1983–2018 |rank= Major General |servicenumber= 515950 |unit= |commands= United Kingdom Special Forces 1st (UK) Armoured Division 16 Air Assault Brigade 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment |battles= Sierra Leone Civil War War in Afghanistan Iraq War |awards= Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross |spouse= {{marriage|Linda Metcalf|2006}} |laterwork= }} Major General James Robert Chiswell, {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|CB|CBE|MC}} (born 29 March 1964) is a former British Army officer. Early life and educationBorn in Berlin to Major General Peter Chiswell, James Chiswell was educated at Allhallows College and King's College London.[1] Military careerChiswell was commissioned into the Parachute Regiment in 1983.[2][3] He took part in Operation Barras in Sierra Leone in September 2000 for which he was awarded the Military Cross.[4] Chiswell became Commanding officer of 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment in 2004 and led his battalion in Iraq.[3] He was then sent to Permanent Joint Headquarters, Northwood as Assistant Chief of Staff with responsibility for current operations.[3] He went on to be Liaison Officer to the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington, D.C. in 2008 and Commander of 16 Air Assault Brigade in December 2008 seeing service as Commander Task Force Helmand when the brigade was deployed to Afghanistan in October 2010.[3] Chiswell was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in September 2011 in recognition of his service in Afghanistan.[5] He became General Officer Commanding 1st Armoured Division in October 2012[6] and Director Special Forces in 2015.[7] Chiswell was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 2018 Birthday Honours.[8] Chiswell retired from the British Army on 22 September 2018.[9] Personal lifeChiswell married Linda Metcalf in 2006; they have one son.[1] References1. ^1 {{cite journal |doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.257840|title=Chiswell, Maj. Gen. James Robert, (born 29 March 1964), General Officer Commanding 1st (UK) Division (formerly 1st (UK) Armoured Division), 2012–15|journal=Who's Who|year=2013}} {{s-start}}{{s-mil}}{{s-bef|before=James Bashall}}{{s-ttl|title=General Officer Commanding the 1st (UK) Armoured Division|years=2012–2015}}{{s-aft|after=Giles Hill}}2. ^{{London Gazette |issue=49385 |date=13 June 1983 |page=7892 |supp=y}} 3. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|url=http://www.paradata.org.uk/people/james-r-chiswell |title=Major-General James Chiswell|publisher= Paradata|accessdate=24 July 2016}} 4. ^{{London Gazette|issue=57070|supp=y |page=12067|date=30 September 2003}} 5. ^{{London Gazette |issue=59924 |date=30 September 2011 |page=18713 |supp=y}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201860-.pdf |title=Army Commands |date=26 July 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112744/http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201860-.pdf |archivedate= 4 March 2016 |df= }} 7. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/jordan-uk-discuss-military-cooperation-2 |title=Jordan, UK discuss military cooperation |newspaper=The Jordan Times |date=19 January 2016 |accessdate=26 July 2016}} 8. ^{{London Gazette |issue=62310 |date=9 June 2018 |page=B3 |supp=y}} 9. ^{{London Gazette |issue= 62419 |date=24 September 2018 |page=17067 |supp=y}} |-{{s-bef|before=Mark Carleton-Smith}}{{s-ttl|title=Director Special Forces|years=2015-2018}}{{s-aft|after=Unknown}}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Chiswell, James}} 10 : Living people|1964 births|People educated at Allhallows College|Alumni of King's College London|British Army generals|Commanders of the Order of the British Empire|Recipients of the Military Cross|British Parachute Regiment officers|British Army personnel of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|Companions of the Order of the Bath |
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