Peter Gilchrist | |
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 Gilchrist in 2008 | |
| Born | 28 February 1952 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1973–2009 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Service number | 499420 |
| Commands held | Royal Tank Regiment |
| Battles/wars | Afghanistan War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Bronze Star (United States) |
Major General Peter Gilchrist CB (born 28 February 1952) is a retired senior British Army officer who served as Master-General of the Ordnance from 2000 to 2004.
Educated at Marlborough College, Gilchrist was commissioned into the Royal Tank Regiment in 1973. [1] He became Commanding Officer of the 1st Royal Tank Regiment in 1993, Deputy Director of Ordnance in 1996 and Programme Director for Armoured Systems in 1998. [2] He went on to be an executive director at the Defence Procurement Agency and Master-General of the Ordnance in 2000. [3] He was deployed Afghanistan as Deputy Commander at Combined Forces Command in 2004, [4] and then became Head of the British Defence Staff and Defence Attaché in Washington, D.C. in 2006. [5] He retired in 2009. [6]
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