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John Lorimer (British Army officer)

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Lieutenant General Sir John Gordon Lorimer, (born 27 November 1962) is a senior British Army officer. [1]

37 relations: Afghanistan, Brigadier, British Army, Captain (British Army and Royal Marines), Carsten Jacobson, Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom), Colonel, David Capewell, Distinguished Service Order, General officer commanding, Independent school (United Kingdom), International Security Assistance Force, Iraq War, James Cowan (British Army officer), James Everard, Legion of Merit, Lieutenant, Lieutenant colonel, Lieutenant general, Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom), Major general, Marlborough College, Marlborough, Wiltshire, Nick Carter (British Army officer), Northern Ireland, Officer (armed forces), Order of the Bath, Order of the British Empire, Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom), Pembroke College, Cambridge, Permanent Joint Headquarters, Task Force Helmand, Timothy Fraser, War in Afghanistan (2001–present), 12th Armoured Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom), 1997 Birthday Honours, 3rd Division (United Kingdom).

Afghanistan

Afghanistan (Pashto/Dari:, Pashto: Afġānistān, Dari: Afġānestān), officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located within South Asia and Central Asia.

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Brigadier

Brigadier is a military rank, the seniority of which depends on the country.

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British Army

The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of British Armed Forces.

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Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)

Captain (Capt) is a junior officer rank of the British Army and Royal Marines and in both services it ranks above lieutenant and below major with a NATO ranking code of OF-2.

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Carsten Jacobson

Lieutenant General Carsten Jacobson (born 1955 in Hamburg) is a German Army officer and Deputy ISAF Commander.

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Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom)

The Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) is the professional head of the British Armed Forces and the most senior uniformed military adviser to the Secretary of State for Defence and the Prime Minister.

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Colonel

Colonel ("kernel", abbreviated Col., Col or COL) is a senior military officer rank below the brigadier and general officer ranks.

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David Capewell

Lieutenant General Sir David Andrew Capewell is a Royal Marines officer who has served as Chief of Joint Operations.

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Distinguished Service Order

The Distinguished Service Order (DSO) is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the Commonwealth of Nations, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.

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General officer commanding

The General Officer Commanding (GOC) is the usual title given in the armies of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth (and some other, such as in Ireland) nations to a General Officer who holds a command appointment.

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Independent school (United Kingdom)

In the United Kingdom, independent schools (also private schools) are fee-paying private schools, governed by an elected board of governors and independent of many of the regulations and conditions that apply to state-funded schools.

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International Security Assistance Force

The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was a NATO-led security mission in Afghanistan, established by the United Nations Security Council in December 2001 by Resolution 1386, as envisaged by the Bonn Agreement.

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Iraq War

The Iraq WarThe conflict is also known as the War in Iraq, the Occupation of Iraq, the Second Gulf War, and Gulf War II.

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James Cowan (British Army officer)

Major-General James Michael Cowan is a former British Army officer.

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James Everard

General Sir James Rupert Everard, (born 23 September 1962) is a senior British Army officer who serves as NATO's Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe.

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Legion of Merit

The Legion of Merit (LOM) is a military award of the United States Armed Forces that is given for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements.

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Lieutenant

A lieutenant (abbreviated Lt, LT, Lieut and similar) is a junior commissioned officer in the armed forces, fire services, police and other organizations of many nations.

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Lieutenant colonel

Lieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel.

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Lieutenant general

Lieutenant general, lieutenant-general and similar (abbrev Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries.

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Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)

Lieutenant general (Lt Gen), formerly more commonly lieutenant-general, is a senior rank in the British Army and the Royal Marines.

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Major general

Major general (abbreviated MG, Maj. Gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries.

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Marlborough College

Marlborough College is an independent boarding and day school in Marlborough, Wiltshire, England.

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Marlborough, Wiltshire

Marlborough is a market town and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire on the Old Bath Road, the old main road from London to Bath.

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Nick Carter (British Army officer)

General Sir Nicholas Patrick Carter, (born 11 February 1959) is a Kenyan-born senior British Army officer.

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Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann; Ulster-Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland, variously described as a country, province or region.

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Officer (armed forces)

An officer is a member of an armed force or uniformed service who holds a position of authority.

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Order of the Bath

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (formerly the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath) is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725.

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Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the Civil service.

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Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)

The Parachute Regiment, colloquially known as the Paras, is an elite airborne infantry regiment of the British Army.

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Pembroke College, Cambridge

Pembroke College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.

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Permanent Joint Headquarters

The Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ) is the British tri-service headquarters from where all overseas military operations are planned and controlled.

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Task Force Helmand

Task Force Helmand was the name given to a military unit of the International Security Assistance Force in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

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Timothy Fraser

Vice Admiral Timothy Peter Fraser, is a senior Royal Navy officer.

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War in Afghanistan (2001–present)

The War in Afghanistan (or the U.S. War in Afghanistan; code named Operation Enduring Freedom – Afghanistan (2001–2014) and Operation Freedom's Sentinel (2015–present)) followed the United States invasion of Afghanistan of October 7, 2001.

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12th Armoured Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)

The 12th Armoured Infantry Brigade, formerly the 12th Mechanized Brigade, is a regular brigade of the British Army which has been in almost continuous existence since 1899 and now forms part of 3rd Mechanised Division.

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1997 Birthday Honours

The 1997 Birthday Honours were announced on 14 June 1997 for the United Kingdom and on 2 June 1997 for New Zealand.

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3rd Division (United Kingdom)

The 3rd (United Kingdom) Division, known at various times as the Iron Division, 3rd (Iron) Division, Monty's Iron Sides or as Iron Sides;Delaforce is a regular army division of the British Army.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lorimer_(British_Army_officer)

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