James Chiswell

Born in Berlin to Major General Peter Chiswell, James Chiswell was educated at Allhallows College and King's College London.{{cite journal |doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.257840|title=Chiswell, Maj. Gen. James Robert, (born 29 March 1964), General Officer Commanding 1st (UK) Division (formerly 1st (UK) Armoured Division), 2012–15|journal=Who's Who|year=2013}}

Chiswell was commissioned into the Parachute Regiment in 1983.{{London Gazette |issue=49385 |date=13 June 1983 |page=7892 |supp=y}}{{cite web|url=http://www.paradata.org.uk/people/james-r-chiswell |title=Major-General James Chiswell|publisher= Paradata|accessdate=24 July 2016}} He took part in Operation Barras in Sierra Leone in September 2000 for which he was awarded the Military Cross (MC).{{London Gazette|issue=57070|supp=y |page=12067|date=30 September 2003}}

Chiswell became Commanding officer of 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment in 2004 and led his battalion in Iraq. He was then sent to Permanent Joint Headquarters, Northwood as Assistant Chief of Staff with responsibility for current operations. He went on to be Liaison Officer to the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington, D.C. in 2008 and Commander of 16 Air Assault Brigade in December 2008 seeing service as Commander Task Force Helmand when the brigade was deployed to Afghanistan in October 2010. Chiswell was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in September 2011 in recognition of his service in Afghanistan.{{London Gazette |issue=59924 |date=30 September 2011 |page=18713 |supp=y}} He became General Officer Commanding 1st Armoured Division in October 2012{{cite web|url=http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201860-.pdf |title=Army Commands |date=26 July 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112744/http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201860-.pdf |archivedate= 4 March 2016 }} and Director Special Forces in 2015.{{cite news |url=http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/jordan-uk-discuss-military-cooperation-2 |title=Jordan, UK discuss military cooperation |newspaper=The Jordan Times |date=19 January 2016 |accessdate=26 July 2016}} Chiswell was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2018 Birthday Honours.{{London Gazette |issue=62310 |date=9 June 2018 |page=B3 |supp=y}} Chiswell retired from the British Army on 22 September 2018.{{London Gazette |issue= 62419 |date=24 September 2018 |page=17067 |supp=y}}

Chiswell married Linda Metcalf in 2006; they have one son and a daughter.

Source:{{cite web |url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/Chiswell_and_Wall_%28Chiswell_cropped%29.jpg|title=Photo of James Chiswell}}

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