Christopher Deverell

Sir Christopher Deverell
Sir Christopher Deverell
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1979 – present
Rank	General
Commands held	Joint Forces Command 4th Armoured Brigade Joint Chemical, Biological, Radiation and Nuclear Regiment
Battles/wars	Iraq War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Member of the Order of the British Empire

General Sir Christopher Michael Deverell, KCB, MBE, ADC Gen is a senior British Army officer who currently serves as Commander of the UK's Joint Forces Command as of April 2016.

Deverell was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire and Mansfield College, Oxford.

Deverell was commissioned into the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment in 1979. He went on to command of the Joint Chemical, Biological, Radiation and Nuclear Regiment. He commanded 4th Armoured Brigade in Iraq and Germany from January 2005, became Director Equipment Capability (Ground Manoeuvre) from April 2007 and was made Director General Logistics Support and Equipment at HQ Land Forces in December 2008. He became Chief of Materiel (Land) and Quartermaster General from May 2012. He was promoted to general on 5 April 2016 on appointment as Commander of Joint Forces Command. Deverell was appointed as an aide-de-camp on 5 April 2016.

Deverell was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 1991 Birthday Honours, and Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 2015 New Year Honours.