| Sir Timothy Granville-Chapman | |
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| Born 5 January 1947 | |
 General Sir Timothy Granville-Chapman Photo: Crown copyright |
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| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1968 – |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | Royal Horse Artillery Land Command Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff Colonel Commandant Honourable Artillery Company |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
General Sir Timothy John Granville-Chapman, GBE, KCB, ADC Gen (born 5 January 1947) is a former Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff of the British Armed Forces. He presently holds the ceremonial position of Master Gunner, St James's Park.
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Early life
He was educated at Charterhouse and the University of Cambridge.
Military career
Granville-Chapman was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1968 and served at regimental duty until 1973. A tour as an instructor at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and a staff job in Military Operations in the Ministry of Defence preceded Staff College. Tours post Staff College included being Military Assistant to the Commander 1 (BR) Corps, command of an independent anti-tank battery in Germany, membership of the directing staff at the Staff College and command of a Royal Horse Artillery regiment in Germany. As a Colonel, after attending the Higher Command and Staff Course, he became an Assistant Director in the Defence Policy Staff in the Ministry of Defence, having first, as Chief of the General Staff's author, written the first version of the British Military Doctrine. Prior to attending the Royal College of Defence Studies in 1993 he commanded an armoured brigade in Germany and afterwards was for a short while Director of Army Staff Duties. He became Assistant Chief of the General Staff in 1994 and in 1997 was appointed to create the new Joint Service Command and Staff College, closing the former single-service staff colleges and negotiating the permanent location for the new Staff College at Shrivenham in the process. He returned to the Army Board as Adjutant General in 2000, became Commander-in-Chief, Land Command in 2003 and was appointed Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff on 22 July 2005.[1] He is unusual among current senior army officers having had very little operational experience outside Northern Ireland. He was appointed Master Gunner, St James's Park on 21 July 2008.[2]
Decorations
He was knighted in the New Year's Honours List in 2001. He was made a Knight Grand Cross of the military division of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2007.
References
- ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 57724, p. 10299, 9 August 2005. Retrieved on 2 September 2009.
- ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 58771, p. 11003, 22 July 2008. Retrieved on 2 September 2009.
- Biographical profile, Ministry of Defence, archived from the original on 13 October 2008.
| Military offices | ||
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| New title College established
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Commandant of the Joint Services Command and Staff College 1997–2000 |
Succeeded by B K Burridge |
| Preceded by Sir Alexander Harley |
Adjutant General 2000–2003 |
Succeeded by Sir Alistair Irwin |
| Preceded by Sir Michael Jackson |
Commander-in-Chief, Land Command 2003–2005 |
Succeeded by Sir Richard Dannatt |
| Preceded by Sir Anthony Bagnall |
Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff 2005–2009 |
Succeeded by Sir Nick Houghton |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by Sir Alexander Harley |
Master Gunner, St. James's Park 2008–- |
Succeeded by incumbent |
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