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

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

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. ^ a b "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.
Military offices Preceded byPatrick Sanders Commander Field Army 2019–2021 Succeeded byRalph Wooddisse
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