Paul Nanson

Major General Paul Anthony Edward Nanson CB CBE (born 10 May 1965) was a British Army officer who served as Commander 7th Armoured Brigade, Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and General Officer Commanding Recruiting and Initial Training Command.

Paul Nanson
Born	Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1986 – 2020
Rank	Major General
Commands held	Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (2015–2020) 7th Armoured Brigade (2011–13) 1st Battalion Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (2006–08)
Battles/wars	The Troubles Gulf War Bosnian War Iraq War War in Afghanistan
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Early life and education

Nanson was born in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England. He was educated at Merchant Taylors' Boys' School, Crosby and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.[1]

Military career

Nanson was commissioned into the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers in January 1986.[2] He became commanding officer of the 1st Battalion Royal Regiment of Fusiliers in 2006 and was deployed to Iraq.[3] He went on to be chief of staff for 1st (United Kingdom) Armoured Division in Germany in 2008,[3] commander of the 7th Armoured Brigade in March 2011 and Director (Army) at the Joint Services Command and Staff College in April 2014.[4] After that he became Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in September 2015.[5] Nanson was given the additional appointment of General Officer Commanding Recruiting and Initial Training Command in 2018, a post which he has continued in after finishing his 5 year term at the Royal Military academy, Sandhurst as commandant.[6] Nanson retired from the British Army on 4 November 2020.[7][8]

Honours and decorations

Nanson was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for distinguished services in Afghanistan on 26 February 2015[9] and Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2020 New Year Honours.[10]

References

1. 'NANSON, Maj. Gen. Paul Anthony Edward', Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2016 ; online edn, Nov 2016 accessed 21 June 2017
2. "Paul Nanson (1983 Leaver) – From CCF to the Desert Rats". Merchant Taylors School. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
3. "Fusilier Association". Retrieved 2 November 2015.
4. "Ministry of Defence Senior Posts" (PDF). Retrieved 2 November 2015.
5. "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 2 November 2015.
6. "The Friends of the Royal Memorial Chapel Summer 2018" (PDF). Retrieved 16 February 2019.
7. "Lockdown tips from Major General Paul Nanson (1983)". alumni.merchanttaylors.com. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
8. "No. 63170". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 November 2020. p. 19047.
9. "No. 61155". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 February 2015. p. 3470.
10. "No. 62866". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 2019. p. N2.

External links

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