Christopher Haslett Elliott
{{Short description|British Army general}}
{{distinguish|text=Christopher Leslie Elliott, another major general born in 1947}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
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| name = Christopher Elliott
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| birth_date = {{b-da|26 May 1947}}
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| allegiance = {{flag|United Kingdom}}
| branch = {{army|United Kingdom}}
| serviceyears = 1966–2004
| rank = Major-General
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| commands = 1st Bn Royal Regiment of Wales
British Forces in Belize
UK Support Command (Germany)
| battles = The Troubles
| awards = Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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Major General Christopher Haslett Elliott {{post-nominals|country=GBR|CVO|CBE}} (born 26 May 1947) is a former senior British Army officer who served as Defence Services Secretary from 2001 to 2004.
Military career
Educated at Kelly College in Tavistock and Mons Officer Cadet School, Elliot was commissioned into the South Wales Borderers in 1966.Who's Who 2010, A & C Black, 2010, {{ISBN|978-1-408-11414-8}} He saw service in Northern Ireland and was mentioned in despatches in 1975. He became Commanding Officer of 1st Bn Royal Regiment of Wales in 1987. He went on to be Commander of British Forces in Belize in 1990, Director of Army Recruiting at the Ministry of Defence in 1993 and British Military Advisor in South Africa in 1994. After that he became General Officer Commanding UK Support Command (Germany) in 1997 and then served as Defence Services Secretary and Director General, Reserve Forces and Cadets from 2001 to 2004.
In retirement he became Director of the Army Sport Control Board.[http://www.sailarmy.co.uk/asa/pdf/AGM%20MINS%20JAN%202011.pdf Army Sailing Association]
Family
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Category:British Army major generals
Category:Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order
Category:Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
Category:Graduates of the Mons Officer Cadet School
Category:Royal Regiment of Wales officers
Category:South Wales Borderers officers
Category:British military personnel of The Troubles (Northern Ireland)
Category:20th-century British Army personnel
Category:21st-century British Army personnel
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