Charles Vyvyan Explained

Charles Vyvyan
Birth Date:1944 9, df=y
Allegiance:United Kingdom
Branch:British Army
Serviceyears:1967–2000
Rank:Major General
Commands:3rd Infantry Brigade
1st Battalion Royal Green Jackets
Battles:Dhofar War
The Troubles
Awards:Companion of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Mentioned in Despatches

Major General Charles Gerard Courtenay Vyvyan, (born 29 September 1944) is a retired British Army officer. He served as Head of the British Defence Staff and Defence Attaché in Washington, D.C. (1997–2000), and Gentleman Usher of the Scarlet Rod (2006–2018).

Early life and education

Vyvyan was born on 29 September 1944 to Elizabeth and John Vyvyan.[1] His father was a diplomat, British Army veteran, and history fellow at Trinity College, Cambridge.[2] He was educated at Winchester College, an all-boys private school in Winchester, Hampshire. He studied modern history at Balliol College, Oxford, graduating with Bachelor of Arts degree in 1966.

Military career

Vyvyan was commissioned into the Royal Green Jackets in 1967.[3] After a two-year secondment to the Sultan of Oman's Land Forces in the mid-1970s, he became commanding officer of the 1st Battalion Royal Green Jackets in 1984, commander of the 3rd Infantry Brigade in 1988 and Deputy Chief of Staff at Headquarters UK Land Forces in 1994.[3] He went on to be Head of the British Defence Staff and Defence Attaché in Washington, D.C. in 1997 before retiring in 2000.[4]

Later life

Vyvyan was a visiting fellow at the Eisenhower Institute in Washington, D.C., from 2002 to 2006. He was appointed Gentleman Usher of the Scarlet Rod in 2006:[5] [6] he stepped down in 2018.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vyvyan, Maj.-Gen. Charles Gerard Courtenay, (born 29 Sept. 1944), Gentleman Usher of the Scarlet Rod, Order of the Bath, 2006–18; Defence Attaché and Head, British Defence Staff, Washington, 1997–2000 . Who's Who 2020 . Oxford University Press . en . 1 December 2019 . 29 March 2021.
  2. Web site: John Michal Kenneth Vyvyan . Trinity College Chapel . 29 March 2021.
  3. Who's Who 2010, A & C Black, 2010,
  4. Web site: Ministry of Defence and Senior Tri-Service Appointments . 7 June 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151117033054/http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Ministry%20of%20Defence%20Senior%20Posts.pdf . 17 November 2015 .
  5. Web site: Major General Charles G C Vyvyan CB, CBE, MA, MSc. History. The Royal Green Jackets Regimental Association. 15 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140517152805/http://www.rgjassociation.co.uk/ib/history/Vyvyan.html. 17 May 2014. dead.
  6. News: Court circular. 16 May 2014. The Times. 14 June 2006.