| Sir John Waters | |
| Birth Date: | 2 September 1935 |
| Allegiance: | United Kingdom |
| Branch: | British Army |
| Serviceyears: | 1956–1994 |
| Rank: | General |
| Servicenumber: | 445998 |
| Unit: | Gloucestershire Regiment |
| Commands: | Land Forces Headquarters Northern Ireland Staff College, Camberley 4th Armoured Division 3rd Infantry Brigade 1st Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment |
| Battles: | Cyprus Emergency Falklands War Operation Banner |
| Awards: | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
General Sir Charles John Waters, (born 2 September 1935) is a retired British Army officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, Land Forces from 1990 to 1993.
Educated at Oundle School, John Waters was commissioned into the Gloucestershire Regiment in February 1956.[1] He was made commanding officer of the 1st Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment in 1975.[1] 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.[1] 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.[1] Finally he was made Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe from 1993 until 1994 when he retired.[1]
In retirement Waters has been Deputy Chairman of the National Army Museum.[2] He was also the Honorary Colonel of the Royal Wessex Yeomanry from 1992 to 1997.
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