- Christopher Wallace (British Army officer)
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Sir Christopher Wallace Born 3 January 1943 Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Rank Lieutenant-General Unit Royal Green Jackets Commands held 3rd Bn Royal Green Jackets
7th Armoured Brigade
3rd Armoured Division
Staff College, CamberleyAwards Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Lieutenant-General Sir Christopher Brooke Quentin Wallace KBE, DL (born 3 January 1943) is a retired British Army general and current trustee of the Imperial War Museum.
Military career
Wallace was educated at Shrewsbury School and at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. He was commissioned in 1962. His regimental service in the Royal Green Jackets concluded with command of the 3rd Battalion in Germany and Northern Ireland from 1983 to 1985.[1] He later commanded 7th Armoured Brigade from 1986 to 1988[1] and was Director of Public Relations (Army) in the Ministry of Defence from 1989 to 1990.[1] He commanded 3rd Armoured Division from 1990 to 1992 in Germany and was Commandant of the Staff College, Camberley from 1993 to 1994.[1]
He established the Permanent Joint Headquarters (UK) at Northwood during a tour from 1994 to 1996, and then became the UK's first Chief of Joint Operations there from 1996 to 1999.[1]
He was Colonel Commandant of the Royal Green Jackets from 1995 to 1998 and Colonel Commandant of the Light Division from 1998 to 1999.
Wallace was Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies from January 2001 until January 2005[1] and was first appointed to the Board of the Imperial War Museum[1] in July 1999 and has served one term. He is Chairman of the Trustees of The Royal Green Jackets Museum from 1999.[1]
He was Deputy Lieutenant for Hampshire in 2004.[2]
Bibliography
- A Brief History of The King's Royal Rifle Corps 1755 - 1965, by Christopher Wallace, (2005)
- Focus on Courage: the 59 Victoria Crosses of the Royal Green Jackets, by Christopher Wallace, (2006)
- Rifles and Kukris: Delhi, 1857, by Christopher Wallace, (2007).
References
Military offices Preceded by
Michael WilkesGeneral Officer Commanding the 3rd Armoured Division
1990–1992Succeeded by
Hew PikePreceded by
Michael RoseCommandant of the Staff College, Camberley
1993–1994Succeeded by
Anthony PigottPreceded by
New CreationChief of Joint Operations
1996–1999Succeeded by
Vice-Admiral Sir Ian GarnettPreceded by
Vice-Admiral John McAnallyCommandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies
2001–2005Succeeded by
Admiral Sir Ian GarnettCategories:- British Army generals
- Royal Green Jackets officers
- Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Living people
- 1943 births
- Sandhurst graduates
- Old Salopians
- Deputy Lieutenants of Hampshire
- British military historians
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