John McColl (British Army officer)

General

Sir John McColl
General; Sir John McColl;
	McColl in 2012
Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
	In office; 26 September 2011 – 30 November 2016
Premier	Ian Gorst
Preceded by	Sir Andrew Ridgway
Succeeded by	Sir Stephen Dalton
Personal details
Born	John Chalmers McColl; 17 April 1952 (age 72); London, England
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	British Army
Years of service	1973–2011
Rank	General
Commands	Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (2007–11); Regional Forces (2004–07); Joint Services Command and Staff College (2003–04); 3rd Mechanised Division (2000–03); International Security Assistance Force (2001–02); 1st Mechanised Brigade (1997–99)
Battles/wars	The Troubles; Sierra Leone Civil War; Kosovo War; Bosnian War; Iraq War; War in Afghanistan
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath; Commander of the Order of the British Empire; Distinguished Service Order; Knight of the Order of St John; Mentioned in Despatches; Officer of the Legion of Merit (United States)

General Sir John Chalmers McColl, (born 17 April 1952) is a retired senior British Army officer. He was the Lieutenant Governor of Jersey from 2011 until 2016. McColl was Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe from 2007 to 2011.^[1]

John McColl (British Army Officer) Media

British General Sir John McColl, Deputy Supreme Allied Command Europe, speaks to Army War College.
Order of the Bath UK ribbon
Order of the British Empire (Military) Ribbon
Dsoribbon
Order of St John (UK) ribbon -vector
Us legion of merit officer rib

↑ General McColl visits Culford Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Culford School, 21 September 2007

General Sir John McColl
McColl in 2012

Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
In office 26 September 2011 – 30 November 2016
Premier	Ian Gorst
Preceded by	Sir Andrew Ridgway
Succeeded by	Sir Stephen Dalton

Personal details
Born	John Chalmers McColl (1952-04-17) 17 April 1952 (age 72) London, England
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	British Army
Years of service	1973–2011
Rank	General
Commands	Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (2007–11) Regional Forces (2004–07) Joint Services Command and Staff College (2003–04) 3rd Mechanised Division (2000–03) International Security Assistance Force (2001–02) 1st Mechanised Brigade (1997–99)
Battles/wars	The Troubles Sierra Leone Civil War Kosovo War Bosnian War Iraq War War in Afghanistan
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Knight of the Order of St John Mentioned in Despatches Officer of the Legion of Merit (United States)