Major General James Maurice Hannan Bowder, is a senior

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officer. He currently serves as General Officer Commanding,

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and the

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Military career

Following training at the

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, Bowder was commissioned into the

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on 13 April 1996. He became commanding officer of 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards in 2011, in which role he was deployed to Afghanistan. He went on to be commander of the

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in June 2016, Head of Strategy for the Army in June 2018, and General Officer Commanding

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in July 2019. Force Troops Command was renamed as

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on 1 August 2019. He then became Director Army Futures in September 2021. He has been the Regimental Lieutenant Colonel of the Grenadier Guards since 18 June 2022, a ceremonial appointment. Major General James Bowder inspects

Bowder was appointed General Officer Commanding,

and the

in September 2023.

References

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