James Bucknall
| Sir James Bucknall | |
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Bucknall in Afghanistan in 2010
Image courtesy of ISAF |
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| Born | 29 November 1958 |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 British Army
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| Years of service | 1978–2013 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Unit | Coldstream Guards |
| Commands held | 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards 39 Infantry Brigade Deputy Commander, ISAF |
| Battles/wars |
Bosnian War The Troubles Iraq War War in Afghanistan (2001–present) |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Mentioned in Despatches Officer of the Legion of Merit (United States) |
Lieutenant General Sir James Jeffrey Corfield Bucknall, KCB, CBE (born 29 November 1958) is a retired British Army officer and former Commander of the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps.
Bucknall was born in 1958. He was educated at Winchester College, a boys public boarding school in Winchester, Hampshire.
In April 1977, Bucknall joined the British Army as a guardsman. In September 1977, he entered the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He graduated the following year and was commissioned into Her Majesty's Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards as a second lieutenant on a short service commission on 8 April 1978. His first promotion was to lieutenant in April 1980. He transferred from a short service commission to a regular commission in 1983, retaining seniority in his rank, before promotion to captain in October 1984.
After attending the Staff College, Camberley, Bucknall attained field officer status with promotion to major in September 1990. He took up a company command, after which he served in a staff post at HQ Northern Ireland, and was Mentioned in Despatches in recognition of his services in the province. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1995, prior to assuming command of 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards in Germany. In 1998, he was appointed chief of staff of 1st Armoured Division, and deployed to Bosnia to join the division.
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