Charles Collins | |
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Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | British Army |
Years of service | 1995–present |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Commands | Home Command Assistant Chief of the General Staff 1st (United Kingdom) Division 7th Infantry Brigade 5th Battalion, The Rifles |
Battles / wars | War in Afghanistan |
Awards | Distinguished Service Order Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
Lieutenant General Charles Seymour Collins, DSO , OBE is a senior British Army officer, who currently serves as Commander Home Command.
Collins was commissioned into the Royal Green Jackets in 1995. [1] He was appointed commanding officer of the 5th Battalion of The Rifles in 2012 and was deployed in that role to Afghanistan. [1] He went on to be commander of 7th Infantry Brigade in 2014 and was then Assistant Chief of Staff (Plans) at Permanent Joint Headquarters in 2018 before becoming General Officer Commanding 1st (United Kingdom) Division in September 2020. [1] [2] He became Assistant Chief of the General Staff in 2022, [3] and was appointed Commander Home Command with the promotion to lieutenant general on 4 September 2023. [4]
Collins was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2010 Birthday Honours, [5] and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his service in Afghanistan on 25 March 2011. [6] He was advanced to Officer of the Order of the British Empire on 3 July 2015. [7]
He was appointed Honorary Colonel of the Cambridge University Officers′ Training Corps on 1 June 2024, [8] and a Colonel Commandant of the Adjutant General's Corps on 28 November 2024. [9]
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