Christopher Tickell

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Sir Christopher Tickell
Tickell.jpg
Tickell in 2023
Born (1964-03-17) 17 March 1964 (age 60)
Epsom, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1983–2022
Rank Lieutenant General
Service number 517325
Unit Royal Engineers
Commands heldArmy Recruiting and Training Division
8 Force Engineer Brigade
23 Engineer Regiment (Air Assault)
Battles/wars The Troubles
Bosnian War
Kosovo War
Iraq War
War in Afghanistan
Awards Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Lieutenant General Sir Christopher Linley Tickell, KBE (born 17 March 1964) is a senior British Army officer who served as the Deputy Chief of the General Staff from August 2019 to August 2022.

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Early life and education

Tickell was born on 17 March 1964 in Epsom, Surrey, England. He was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire, a private school, and at Cranfield University. [1]

Military career

Tickell was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in December 1983. [2] After deployments as a squadron commander in Bosnia and Kosovo, he became commanding officer of 23 Engineer Regiment (Air Assault) in 2003 and in that role took part in the invasion of Iraq. [2] He went on to be a staff officer in the Directorate of Training in May 2005 and commander of 8 Force Engineer Brigade in November 2007 and in that role was deployed to Afghanistan. [2]

He became Director of the Army Division at the Joint Services Command and Staff College in December 2009, General Officer Commanding of the Army Recruiting and Training Division in August 2013, [3] and Director Capability in November 2016. [2] Tickell was promoted to lieutenant general on 12 August 2019 and assumed the duties of Deputy Chief of the General Staff that same date. [4] [5] He stepped down from this position in August 2022, and retired from the Army on 27 December 2022. [6] He was appointed Chief Royal Engineer on 1 January 2024. [7]

He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2001 New Year Honours, [8] an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) on 31 October 2003, [9] a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2011 New Year Honours [10] and a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire  (KBE) in the 2021 Birthday Honours. [11]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "Major General C L Tickell CBE" (PDF). Land Forces Australia. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  3. Mackie, Colin (27 December 2014). "Gulabin – Army Commands, 1900–2014" (PDF). Colin Mackie's website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  4. "Appointments". Soldier Magazine. 1 April 2019. p. 56. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  5. "No. 62738". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 August 2019. p. 14447.
  6. "No. 63925". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 January 2022. p. 25178.
  7. "No. 64327". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 February 2024. p. 3872.
  8. "No. 56070". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2000. p. 6.
  9. "No. 57100". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 October 2003. p. 3.
  10. "No. 59647". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2010. p. 5.
  11. "No. 63377". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 2021. p. B6.
Military offices
Preceded by General Officer Commanding, Army Recruiting and Training Division
2013–2016
Succeeded by
Preceded by Deputy Chief of the General Staff
2019–2022
Succeeded by
Honorary titles
Preceded by Chief Royal Engineer
2024–present
Incumbent