Ivan Jones (British Army officer)

Lieutenant General Ivan Bartholomew Leonard Jones, CB (born September 1966) is a retired senior British Army officer.

Ivan Jones
Jones in 2019
BornSeptember 1966[1]
Bristol, England[2]
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Years of service1986–2021
RankLieutenant General
Commands heldField Army
8th Force Engineer Brigade
26 Engineer Regiment
Battles/warsBosnian War
War in Afghanistan
Iraq War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service

Military career

Jones was commissioned into the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers on 7 September 1986[3] and transferred to the Royal Engineers on 26 October 1988.[4] He was appointed commanding officer of 26 Engineer Regiment[5] and, in that role, saw active service in Afghanistan in 2007, for he received the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in 2008.[6]

Jones became Commander 8th Force Engineer Brigade in October 2011, Chief of Joint Force Operations from September 2013 and Chief of Staff, Field Army in November 2015.[7] That month, Jones was appointed as Colonel Commandant of the Royal Engineers, and held the position until 1 November 2020.[8]

Jones went on to be Director-General, Army Personnel in May 2018,[7] was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 2018 Birthday Honours,[9] and became Commander Field Army, with the substantive rank of lieutenant general, on 20 March 2019.[10][11] He retired from the army in April 2021 and was succeeded by Lieutenant General Ralph Wooddisse as Commander Field Army.[12]

References
  1. "Ivan Bartholomew Leonard JONES". Companies House. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  2. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916–2007
  3. "No. 50696". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 October 1986. p. 13874.
  4. "No. 51616". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 January 1989. p. 615.
  5. "Royal Engineers launch Afghan landmine awareness campaign". Reliefweb. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  6. "No. 58633". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 March 2008. p. 3614.
  7. "Army Commands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  8. "Freedom of Information Act response regarding current list of Honorary Colonels of the British Army" (PDF). United Kingdom Parliamentary Publishings. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  9. "No. 62310". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 June 2018. p. B3.
  10. "No. 62610". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 April 2019. p. 6432.
  11. "Interview with Commander Field Army Lieutenant General Ivan Jones CB » Wavell Room". Wavell Room. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  12. "An emotional farewell to Lt Gen Ivan Jones as he leaves the Field Army". The Field Army – Twitter. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
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