Peter Everson

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Peter Everson
Born1957 (age 66–67)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Years of service1976–2008
RankMajor General
Commands held4th Division
Battles/warsOperation Banner
Kosovo War
Iraq War
AwardsOfficer of the Order of the British Empire

Major General Peter Frederick Everson, OBE (born 1957) is a retired British Army officer who commanded the 4th Division from 2006 to 2008.

Military career[edit]

Everson was commissioned into the Intelligence Corps in 1976.[1] As a lieutenant colonel he undertook a tour in Northern Ireland in 1997 during the Troubles, for which he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.[2] As a colonel he was the chief intelligence officer for the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps in the Kosovo War. Promoted to brigadier, he was made Director of the Intelligence Corps and head of the Defence Intelligence and Security Centre in 2002.[3] He was appointed the Deputy Commanding General of the Multi-National Corps – Iraq from February to September 2006 and then became General Officer Commanding 4th Division.[4] He retired in 2008.[4]

In retirement Everson became Head of Group Security at British American Tobacco.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "No. 47067". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 November 1976. p. 15410.
  2. ^ "No. 55303". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 November 1998. p. 12073.
  3. ^ Five alive Archived 8 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine RAF Waddington
  4. ^ a b Army Commands Archived 5 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ About Overseas Business Risk Archived 20 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine UK Trade & Investment
Military offices
Preceded by Deputy Commanding General Multi-National Corps – Iraq
February–September 2006
Succeeded by
Preceded by General Officer Commanding 4th Division
2006–2008
Succeeded by