Seumas Kerr
Seumas Kerr | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1953 (age 72–73) |
| Allegiance | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom |
| Branch | File:Flag of the British Army.svg British Army |
| Service years | 1973–2006 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | 4th Division |
| Conflicts | Operation Banner Iraq War |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
| Relations | Marquess of Lothian |
Major General John Seumas Kerr CBE (born 1953), a kinsman of the Marquesses of Lothian, is a former British Army officer who commanded 4th Division.
Military career
[edit | edit source]Kerr was commissioned in to the Royal Army Ordnance Corps in 1973.[1] As a colonel he undertook a tour in Northern Ireland in 1995 during the Troubles in recognition of which he was appointed CBE.[2] He became Deputy Adjutant-General in December 1999, then Assistant Chief of Staff with responsibility for logistics at Permanent Joint Headquarters in Northwood in 2002 during the Iraq War[3] and General Officer Commanding 4th Division in 2004 before he retired in 2006.[4]
From 1 June 2006, Kerr was made Honorary Colonel of 36th (Eastern) Signal Regiment, RCS, taking over from former Deputy Lieutenant of London, Colonel Stephen P. Foakes.[5]
In retirement Kerr joined the senior management of the support services arm of Carillion[6] before becoming managing director of The D Group and Strategy International in 2018.[7] In 2020 he became the chairman of the Victory Services Club.[8]
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- 1953 births
- Living people
- British people of Scottish descent
- Graduates of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
- Royal Army Ordnance Corps officers
- British Army major generals
- British military personnel of the Troubles (Northern Ireland)
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- British Army personnel of the Iraq War
- 21st-century British Army personnel