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Sir Andrew Richard Gregory (born 19 November 1957) is a retired

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officer who served as

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. In September 2016, he became Controller SSAFA, The Armed Forces charity. He was appointed

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, from 1 May 2017.

Early life and education

Gregory was born on 19 November 1957 to Lieutenant Colonel Richard B. Gregory and Alison Gregory (''

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'' Egerton). He was educated at

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, and studied engineering at

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Military career

Gregory was commissioned into the

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in 1981. As a

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, he served in Iraq as Commander Royal Artillery, 1st (United Kingdom) Armoured Division. Promoted to major general in 2007, Gregory was appointed Collocation Implementation Team Leader for the amalgamation of

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and Headquarters Adjutant-General at

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, which took place in April 2008. He became Director General, Personnel later that year, Military Secretary in February 2011, and

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with promotion to

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in April 2013. This role has since been re-designated Chief of the Defence People. Gregory retired from the army on 16 August 2016.

Later life

In September 2016, Gregory became Controller of SSAFA, The Armed Forces charity. He was appointed

, from 1 May 2017, and a Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire on 16 January 2023.

Honours

In 2010, Gregory was appointed a

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(CB). In the 2016 Birthday Honours, he was appointed

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(KBE).

References

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