General Sir Charles John Waters, GCB, CBE (2 September 1935 – 29 January 2025) was a British Army officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, Land Forces from 1990 to 1993.
Military career
Waters was born in Rangoon, British Burma on 2 September 1935.[1] Educated at Oundle School, Waters was commissioned into the Gloucestershire Regiment in February 1956.[2] He was made commanding officer of the 1st Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment in 1975.[2] He was appointed commander of the 3rd Infantry Brigade in 1979, Deputy Commander of Land Forces in the Falklands during the Falklands War in 1982 and General Officer Commanding 4th Armoured Division in 1983.[2] He went on to be commandant of the Staff College, Camberley, in 1986, General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland in 1988 and Commander in Chief, UK Land Forces in 1990.[2] Finally he was made Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe from 1993 until 1994 when he retired.[2]
Later career
In retirement, Waters was Deputy Chairman of the National Army Museum.[3] He was also the Honorary Colonel of the Royal Wessex Yeomanry from 1992 to 1997.[4]
Death
Waters died on 29 January 2025, at the age of 89.[5]
References
- ^ "Sir John Waters, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe and crucial Army leader in Northern Ireland". The Telegraph. 4 March 2025. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ a b c d e Debrett's People of Today 1994
- ^ Non Departmental Public Bodies Archived 22 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine Ministry of Defence
- ^ "No. 52792". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 January 1992. p. 492.
- ^ "General Sir John Waters". The Telegraph. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
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