22 SAS Sutherell, John Christopher Blake

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Sutherell ​

• FORENAME

John Christopher Blake ​

• UNIT

DAA and QMG,HQ,Director of SAS ​

• RANK

Major ​

• NUMBER

​

• AWARD

Member of the Order of the British Empire ​

• PLACE

1982 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 23.10.1947 Chatteris,Cambridgeshire​

commissioned Royal Anglian Regiment 1968 (2Lt)​

22 SAS (troop and squadron commander) 1974-78​

Staff College,Camberley 1979​

DAA& QMG,HQ,Director of SAS 1980-82​

1 Bn Royal Anglian Regiment (company commander) 1982-84​

Directing Staff,Staff College,Camberley 1984-87​

1 Bn Royal Anglian Regiment (C.O.) 1987-90​

Divnl Colonel,Staff College 1990​

GOC 8th Infantry Brigade 1990-92​

RCDS 1993​

DMS (A) 1994-96​

Director of Special Forces 1996-99 (Brigadier)​

Commandant,RMCS 1999-2002​

retired 2002 (Major General)​

Colonel,Royal Anglian Regiment 2002-07​

Deputy Lieutenant,Suffolk 2006​

awards​

C.B. (2002),CBE (1993),OBE (1990),MBE (1982) ​

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