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John McColl (British Army officer)

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55: 546: 564: 354: 510: 492: 385:, was promoted to lieutenant colonel on 30 June 1990, and to acting colonel shortly after. He was promoted to colonel on 30 June 1995 and to brigadier on 31 December 1996 (seniority 30 June). He held a variety of commands and military posts before commanding 528: 1312: 1377: 1307: 1322: 1317: 1332: 892: 1367: 1387: 386: 226: 1382: 1392: 533: 515: 315: 271: 36: 378: 1347: 1210: 421: 206: 969: 1237: 497: 437: 381:
on 8 September 1974. He was promoted to captain on 8 March 1979 and to major on 30 September 1984. In 1989, he became a squadron commander in the 3rd
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was appointed as the UN Special Representative for Afghanistan. McColl retired as DSACEUR in March 2011.
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Senior British Military Representative and Deputy Commanding General, Multinational Force, Iraq
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McColl was the preferred choice of Afghanistan for the role of UN Special Envoy after
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On 26 October 2010 it was announced that he would be appointed to the role of
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and Deputy Commanding General, Multinational Force, Iraq
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in 1997. In 1999, he became Assistant Chief of Staff at
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withdrew. However, on 7 March 2008, Norwegian diplomat
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Sir John McColl named as is Jersey Lieutenant Governor
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New Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe Appointed
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in March 2004 and at the end of that year he became
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In 2001, he was appointed the first leader of the 263: 233: 197: 187: 179: 169: 161: 156: 129: 124: 108: 96: 86: 68: 20: 1323:Commanders of the Order of the British Empire 1318:Companions of the Distinguished Service Order 682:(Supplement). 16 October 1984. p. 13949. 642:(Supplement). 2 December 1974. p. 12158. 82:26 September 2011 – 30 November 2016 8: 534:Companion of the Distinguished Service Order 516:Commander of the Order of the British Empire 272:Commander of the Order of the British Empire 742:(Supplement). 14 January 1997. p. 465. 1333:Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath 1079: 827:(Supplement). 29 December 2007. p. 2. 662:(Supplement). 20 March 1979. p. 3697. 622:(Supplement). 16 April 1973. p. 4934. 53: 17: 1024:(Supplement). 29 October 2002. p. 7. 702:(Supplement). 3 July 1990. p. 11361. 498:Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath 438:Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath 333:(born 17 April 1952) is a retired senior 268:Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath 1155:Joint Services Command and Staff College 1004:(Supplement). 13 May 1997. p. 5627. 722:(Supplement). 4 July 1995. p. 9195. 486: 414:Joint Services Command and Staff College 369:, England, McColl was commissioned as a 212:Joint Services Command and Staff College 1096:International Security Assistance Force 586: 399:International Security Assistance Force 222:International Security Assistance Force 1368:British Army personnel of the Iraq War 1238:Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe 1182:Senior British Military Representative 813: 811: 430:Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe 343:Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe 202:Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe 1388:Military personnel of the Bosnian War 393:and in 2000, he was given command of 7: 1383:Military personnel of the Kosovo War 864:Leithead, Alastair (28 March 2008). 1393:20th-century British Army personnel 970:"The Lieutenant-Governor Designate" 866:"UN's new Afghan envoy begins work" 436:in October 2007, and was appointed 839:"Ashdown pulls out of Afghan role" 14: 1348:People educated at Culford School 1075:Office of the Lieutenant-Governor 603:Culford School, 21 September 2007 562: 544: 526: 508: 490: 1353:Royal Anglian Regiment officers 1343:Officers of the Legion of Merit 1373:Military personnel from London 1056:"Award Of The Legion Of Merit" 1044:. 5 August 2016. p. 1120. 552:Knight of the Order of St John 341:. McColl previously served as 288:Officer of the Legion of Merit 280:Knight of the Order of St John 1: 1270:Lieutenant Governor of Jersey 594:General McColl visits Culford 465:Lieutenant Governor of Jersey 459:Lieutenant Governor of Jersey 339:Lieutenant Governor of Jersey 70:Lieutenant Governor of Jersey 1358:Royal Tank Regiment officers 899:Natsource, 29 September 2010 422:Commander of Regional Forces 395:3rd (UK) Mechanised Division 797:Senior Officer appointments 779:Oxford Leverhulme biography 276:Distinguished Service Order 1409: 1123:General Officer Commanding 911:BBC News, 26 October 2010. 1276: 1267: 1259: 1254: 1244: 1235: 1227: 1217: 1211:Commander Regional Forces 1208: 1200: 1190: 1179: 1171: 1161: 1151: 1143: 1133: 1120: 1112: 1102: 1092: 1087: 1082: 432:(DSACEUR) in the rank of 294: 120: 75: 64: 52: 754:"John McColl Profile on" 377:in 1973 and promoted to 304:Sir John Chalmers McColl 1363:NATO military personnel 1127:3rd Mechanised Division 895:26 January 2011 at the 469:Queen's Diamond Jubilee 284:Mentioned in Despatches 217:3rd Mechanised Division 471:Dedication Service at 387:1st Mechanised Brigade 375:Royal Anglian Regiment 358: 242:Sierra Leone Civil War 227:1st Mechanised Brigade 1303:British Army generals 442:2008 New Year Honours 416:. He was deployed as 356: 180:Years of service 802:10 June 2007 at the 784:25 July 2011 at the 599:24 July 2011 at the 134:John Chalmers McColl 1328:Governors of Jersey 1255:Government offices 1188:March–October 2004 928:. 26 September 2011 473:St Paul's Cathedral 408:In 2003, he became 383:Royal Tank Regiment 345:from 2007 to 2011. 337:officer and a past 1280:Sir Stephen Dalton 1263:Sir Andrew Ridgway 1153:Commandant of the 1041:The London Gazette 1021:The London Gazette 1001:The London Gazette 976:on 31 January 2017 950:. 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Index

General
KCB
CBE
DSO
KStJ

Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
Ian Gorst
Sir Andrew Ridgway
Sir Stephen Dalton
London
British Army
General
Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe
Regional Forces
Joint Services Command and Staff College
3rd Mechanised Division
International Security Assistance Force
1st Mechanised Brigade
The Troubles
Sierra Leone Civil War
Kosovo War
Bosnian War
Iraq War
War in Afghanistan
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Order
Knight of the Order of St John
Mentioned in Despatches

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