Peter Pearson (British Army officer)
Peter Pearson | |
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
from 2006 to 2007.
Early life
Pearson was born in 1954.[1]
Military career
Pearson was
Intelligence Officer during a tour of Brunei. He returned to England in 1980, as an instructor of the School of Infantry, Warminster.[4]
Pearson was promoted to
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) on 3 November 2000 "in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the former Yugoslavia and Albania during the period 1st October 1999 to 31st March 2000".[12]
Pearson went on to be Assistant Chief of Staff, Training in May 2000, Chief of Staff Field Army in September 2001 and, on promotion to major general in July 2002, became Deputy Commander for Operations in
Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2010 New Year Honours,[15][16] before retiring in March 2010.[13]
Later life
In retirement, Pearson became executive director of
Governor of the Military Knights of Windsor.[18]
Personal life
Pearson is married to Francesca. Together they have two sons and a daughter.[4]
References
- ^ "Peter Thomas Clayton Pearson CBE". Director Check. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- ^ "No. 46769". The London Gazette. 23 December 1975. pp. 16299–16230.
- ^ "No. 46958". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 July 1976. p. 9592.
- ^ a b c d e f "Major General P T C Pearson CBE, DCOMOPS". NATO.
- ^ "No. 47371". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 November 1977. p. 14024.
- ^ "No. 48990". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 May 1982. p. 6922.
- ^ "No. 50677". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 October 1986. pp. 12945–12947.
- ^ "No. 52615". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 July 1991. p. 11597.
- ^ "No. 54265". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1995. p. 61.
- ^ "No. 55006". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 January 1998. p. 101.
- ^ "No. 55557". The London Gazette. 20 July 1999. p. 7813.
- ^ "No. 56017". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 November 2000. p. 12362.
- ^ a b c "Lieutenant General (Ret'd) Peter Pearson CB CBE". The British Forces Foundation.
- ^ Biography at Adventure Traveller
- ^ New Year Honours 2010
- ^ "No. 59282". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2009. p. 2.
- ^ "No. 59411". The London Gazette. 5 May 2010. p. 8081.
- ^ "Community News" (PDF). The Companion. p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.