Allegiance United Kingdom Years of service 1959-1996 Service/branch British Army | Battles/wars Operation Banner Rank General Name John Wilsey Other work Author | |
Born 18 February 1939 (age 85) ( 1939-02-18 ) Commands held 1st Bn Devonshire and Dorset Regiment
1st Infantry Brigade
Northern Ireland
UK Land Forces
Land Command Awards Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB)
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) Books The Ulster Tales, H. Jones VC | ||
Battles and wars Operation Banner | ||
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General Sir John Finlay Willasey Wilsey (born 18 February 1939) is a former Commander-in-Chief, Land Forces.
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- Gen john wilsey confirms stakeknife is freddie scappaticci
- How to fly fish with john wilsey of stehekin fishing adventures
- Army career
- Later career
- References
How to fly fish with john wilsey of stehekin fishing adventures
Army career
Educated at Sherborne School, John Wilsey was commissioned into the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment in 1959. He served in Northern Ireland between 1976 and 1977 where he was mentioned in despatches. In 1978 he attended the Army Staff College, Camberley. He was Commanding Officer of 1st Bn Devonshire and Dorset Regiment from 1979 to 1982. He commanded 1st Infantry Brigade from 1984 to 1986. He was Chief of Staff UK Land Forces from 1988 to 1989 and made Colonel Commandant of the Army Catering Corps in 1990.He was also given the colonelcy of the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment in 1990, holding the position until 1998.
He went on to become General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland from 1990 to 1993. It was in this capacity that he oversaw the merger between the Ulster Defence Regiment and the Royal Irish Rangers to form the Royal Irish Regiment.
He 1993 he was appointed Joint Commander of Operations in the Former Republic of Yugoslavia and relinquished his post over the Army Catering Corps in favour of the position of Colonel Commandant of the Royal Logistics Corps. In 1994 he was appointed Aide de Camp General to the Queen.
He served as the last Commander in Chief, UK Land Forces from 1993 to 1995 with the acting rank of General and then the first Commander-in-Chief, Land Command from 1995 to 1996.
He was awarded GCB in 1995.
Later career
Wilsey is the author of H. Jones VC: The Life and Death of an Unusual Hero a book about his great friend Lt Colonel 'H'. Jones who was killed in the Falklands War. He also became Chairman of Western Provident Association and Vice-Chairman of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Having settled in southern Wiltshire, in July 1996 he was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of the county.