Paul Nanson

Paul Nanson
Born (1965-05-10) 10 May 1965 (age 59)
Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
Years of service1986–2020
RankMajor General
Service number522686
UnitRoyal Regiment of Fusiliers
CommandsRoyal Military Academy Sandhurst (2015–20)
7th Armoured Brigade (2011–13)
1st Battalion, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (2006–08)
Battles / warsThe Troubles
Gulf War
Bosnian War
Iraq War
War in Afghanistan
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Major General Paul Anthony Edward Nanson, CB, CBE (born 10 May 1965) is a retired British Army officer who served as Commander 7th Armoured Brigade, Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and General Officer Commanding Recruiting and Initial Training Command.

Early life and education

Nanson was born in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England. He was educated at Merchant Taylors' Boys' School, Crosby and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.[1]

Military career

Nanson was commissioned into the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers in January 1986.[2] He became commanding officer of the 1st Battalion Royal Regiment of Fusiliers in 2006 and was deployed to Iraq.[3] He went on to be chief of staff for 1st (United Kingdom) Armoured Division in Germany in 2008,[3] commander of the 7th Armoured Brigade in March 2011 and Director (Army) at the Joint Services Command and Staff College in April 2014.[4] He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire on 26 February 2015 for distinguished services in Afghanistan.[5]

Nanson at Sandhurst in 2019

Nanson became Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in September 2015.[6] He was given the additional appointment of General Officer Commanding Recruiting and Initial Training Command in 2018, a post in which he continued after finishing his 5-year term at the Royal Military academy, Sandhurst as commandant.[7] Nanson was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 2020 New Year Honours,[8] and retired from the British Army on 4 November that year.[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ 'NANSON, Maj. Gen. Paul Anthony Edward', Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2016; online edn, Nov 2016 Retrieved 21 June 2017
  2. ^ "Paul Nanson (1983 Leaver) – From CCF to the Desert Rats". Merchant Taylors School. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Fusilier Association". Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Ministry of Defence Senior Posts" (PDF). Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  5. ^ "No. 61155". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 February 2015. p. 3470.
  6. ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  7. ^ "The Friends of the Royal Memorial Chapel Summer 2018" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  8. ^ "No. 62866". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 2019. p. N2.
  9. ^ "Lockdown tips from Major General Paul Nanson (1983)". alumni.merchanttaylors.com. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  10. ^ "No. 63170". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 November 2020. p. 19047.
Military offices
Preceded by Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
2015–2020 		Succeeded by
New title GOC Army Recruiting and Initial Training Command
2018–2020 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
David J. Paterson
 Colonel of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
2015–present 		Incumbent