Lieutenant General Sir Christopher Linley Tickell, KBE (born 17 March 1964) is a senior British Army officer who served as the Deputy Chief of the General Staff from August 2019 to August 2022.
Sir Christopher Tickell | |
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 Tickell in 2023 | |
| Born | 17 March 1964 Epsom, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Years of service | 1983–2022 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Service number | 517325 |
| Unit | Royal Engineers |
| Commands held | Army Recruiting and Training Division 8 Force Engineer Brigade 23 Engineer Regiment (Air Assault) |
| Battles/wars | The Troubles Bosnian War Kosovo War Iraq War War in Afghanistan |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Early life and education edit
Tickell was born on 17 March 1964 in Epsom, Surrey, England. He was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire, a private school, and at Cranfield University.[1]
Military career edit
Tickell was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in December 1983.[2] After deployments as a squadron commander in Bosnia and Kosovo, he became commanding officer of 23 Engineer Regiment (Air Assault) in 2003 and in that role took part in the invasion of Iraq.[2] He went on to be a staff officer in the Directorate of Training in May 2005 and commander of 8 Force Engineer Brigade in November 2007 and in that role was deployed to Afghanistan.[2]
He became Director of the Army Division at the Joint Services Command and Staff College in December 2009, General Officer Commanding of the Army Recruiting and Training Division in August 2013,[3] and Director Capability in November 2016.[2] Tickell was promoted to lieutenant general on 12 August 2019 and assumed the duties of Deputy Chief of the General Staff that same date.[4][5] He stepped down from this position in August 2022, and retired from the Army on 27 December 2022.[6] He was appointed Chief Royal Engineer on 1 January 2024.[7]
He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2001 New Year Honours,[8] an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) on 31 October 2003,[9] a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2011 New Year Honours[10] and a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 2021 Birthday Honours.[11]