Jacko Page
Jacko Page | |
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Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service |
OBE (born 25 February 1959) is a retired senior British Army
officer.
Early life
Page was born in Norwich, Norfolk, on 25 February 1959.[1]
Military career
Page commissioned into the Parachute Regiment in 1981.[2] In 1989, he commanded an armoured squadron of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards and deployed to the Middle East for Operation Granby, the British military contribution to the Gulf War.[2]
As well as staff posts in the
Operation Telic, the British contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq.[2]
On 1 May 2007, Page replaced Dutch Major General
Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 2009 New Year Honours,[4] and went on to be Commander Force Development and Training in February 2012 with the rank of lieutenant general.[3]
References
- ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ a b c d UK Ministry of Defence biography, Operation Telic Archived 25 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Army Commands" (PDF). 26 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016.
- ^ "No. 58929". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2008. p. 2.