James Chiswell

Major General James Chiswell CB CBE MC
File:Chiswell and Wall (Chiswell cropped).jpg Major General Chiswell in 2014
Born	(1964-03-29) 29 March 1964 Berlin, Germany
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Service years	1983–2018
Rank	Major General
Service number	515950
Commands	United Kingdom Special Forces 1st (UK) Armoured Division 16 Air Assault Brigade 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment
Conflicts	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	Linda Metcalf ​ (m. 2006)​

Major General James Robert Chiswell, CB, CBE, MC (born 29 March 1964) is a former British Army officer.

Early life and education

Born in Berlin to Major General Peter Chiswell, James Chiswell was educated at Allhallows College and King's College London.

Military career

Chiswell was commissioned into the Parachute Regiment in 1983. He took part in Operation Barras in Sierra Leone in September 2000 for which he was awarded the Military Cross (MC).

Chiswell became Commanding officer of 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment in 2004 and led his battalion in Iraq. He was then sent to Permanent Joint Headquarters, Northwood as Assistant Chief of Staff with responsibility for current operations. 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. Chiswell was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in September 2011 in recognition of his service in Afghanistan. He became General Officer Commanding 1st Armoured Division in October 2012 and Director Special Forces in 2015. Chiswell was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2018 Birthday Honours. Chiswell retired from the British Army on 22 September 2018.

Personal life

Chiswell married Linda Metcalf in 2006; they have one son and a daughter.

Honours and awards

Source:

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File:Order of the Bath UK ribbon.svg File:Order of the British Empire (Military) Ribbon.svg File:Military cross BAR.svg
File:General Service Medal 1962 BAR.svg File:UN UNPROFOR Medal ribbon.svg File:Operation Service Medal - Sierra Leone ribbon bar with rosette.png File:Iraq Medal BAR.svg
File:OSM for Afghanistan BAR.svg File:UK Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg File:QEII Diamond Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg File:Accumulated Campaign Service Medal 2011 BAR.svg

Ribbon	Description	Notes
File:Order of the Bath UK ribbon.svg	Commander of the Order of the Bath	Appointed in 2018
File:Order of the British Empire (Military) Ribbon.svg	Commander of the Order of the British Empire	Appointed in 2011
File:Military cross BAR.svg	Military Cross	Awarded in 2000
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File:General Service Medal 1962 BAR.svg	General Service Medal (1962)
File:UN UNPROFOR Medal ribbon.svg	UN Mission in the Former Yugoslavia
File:Operation Service Medal - Sierra Leone ribbon bar with rosette.png	Operational Service Medal for Sierra Leone	With Bar
File:Iraq Medal BAR.svg	Iraq Medal (United Kingdom)
File:OSM for Afghanistan BAR.svg	Operational Service Medal for Afghanistan
File:UK Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg	Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
File:QEII Diamond Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg	Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
File:Accumulated Campaign Service Medal 2011 BAR.svg	Accumulated Campaign Service Medal