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Lieutenant General

Sir Gerald Berragan

KBE, CB
Born27 February 1958
AllegianceFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Service/branchFlag of the British Army.svg  British Army
Years of service1979–2015
Rank Lieutenant General
Commands held32 Regiment Royal Artillery
Battles/wars Gulf War
Operation Banner
Kosovo War
Iraq War
Awards Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Companion of the Order of the Bath

Lieutenant General Sir Gerald William Berragan, KBE , CB (born 27 February 1958) is a former senior British Army officer who has served as Adjutant-General.

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Career

Berragan was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1979. [1] He served as Chief of Staff of 4th Armoured Brigade during the Gulf War before becoming Commanding Officer of 32 Regiment Royal Artillery in 1997 leading his regiment on operations in Northern Ireland and Kosovo and then becoming Colonel in the Headquarters of the Adjutant-General responsible for individual training policy in 1999. [2] He was appointed Assistant Chief of Staff, Training at Land Command in May 2004 and then saw active service as Deputy Commanding General, Multi-National Corps – Iraq from January to October 2007. [3] He went on to be Director of Recruiting and Training in December 2007, Director-General of Army Personnel in February 2011 and Adjutant-General in August 2012. [3] Berragan retired from the army in 2015, and served as chief executive officer of the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education. [4]

Awards and honours

Berragan was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 2015 New Year Honours. [5] [6]

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References

  1. "No. 48108". The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 February 1980. p. 3028.
  2. Leading military experts to speak at ITEC 2009 [ permanent dead link ]
  3. 1 2 "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  4. Murray, Catherine (28 January 2018). "Sir Gerry Berragan, Chief executive, Institute for Apprenticeships". FE Week. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  5. "No. 61092". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2014. p. N6.
  6. "New Year Honours for service personnel and defence civilians 2015" . Retrieved 31 December 2014.
Military offices
Preceded by Deputy Commanding General, Multi-National Corps – Iraq
January 2007 – October 2007
Succeeded by
Preceded by Director of Army Recruiting and Training
2007–2010
Succeeded by
Preceded by Director of Army Personnel
2011–2012
Succeeded by
Preceded by Adjutant General
2012–2015
Succeeded by