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Sir Gerald William Berragan, (born 27 February 1958) is a former senior

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officer who has served as Adjutant-General.

Career

Berragan was commissioned into the

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in 1979. He served as Chief of Staff of 4th Armoured Brigade during the

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before becoming Commanding Officer of 32 Regiment Royal Artillery in 1997 leading his regiment on operations in

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and

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and then becoming Colonel in the Headquarters of the Adjutant-General responsible for individual training policy in 1999. He was appointed Assistant Chief of Staff, Training at

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in May 2004 and then saw active service as Deputy Commanding General,

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from January to October 2007. He went on to be Director of Recruiting and Training in December 2007, Director-General of Army Personnel in February 2011 and Adjutant-General in August 2012. Berragan retired from the army in 2015, and served as

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of the

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Awards and honours

Berragan was appointed

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(KBE) in the

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