Colin Weir

Major General Colin Richard James Weir DSO, MBE (born 2 March 1971) is a senior British Army officer.

Colin Weir
Major General Colin Weir
Born (1971-03-02) 2 March 1971
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Years of service1991–
RankMajor General
Commands heldRoyal Irish Regiment
16 Air Assault Brigade
1st (United Kingdom) Division
Battles/warsWar in Afghanistan
AwardsDistinguished Service Order
Member of the Order of the British Empire

Early life and education

Weir was born on 2 March 1971 in Portadown, Northern Ireland.[1] He was educated at Portadown College, and graduated from Queen's University Belfast with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History.[2]

Military career

Weir was commissioned into the Royal Irish Rangers on 26 May 1991.[3] He was appointed commanding officer of the 1st Battalion of the Royal Irish Regiment in March 2010 and was deployed in that role to Afghanistan.[2] He went on to be Chief of Staff for 1st (United Kingdom) Division in December 2012, Commander of 16 Air Assault Brigade in July 2015[4] and Assistant Chief of Staff (Operations) at Permanent Joint Headquarters in May 2017 before becoming General Officer Commanding 1st (United Kingdom) Division in November 2018.[5] Weir will move on to be Chief of Staff to the Field Army.[6]

He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2010 New Year Honours[7] and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for service in Afghanistan on 30 September 2011.[8]

References
  1. "Weir, Maj. Gen. Colin Richard James, (born 2 March 1971), General Officer Commanding 1st (UK) Division, since 2018". Who's Who 2020. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2019. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U291826.
  2. "Town soldier attains the rank of Colonel". Portadown Times. 14 July 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  3. "No. 52646". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 September 1991. p. 13419.
  4. "Special Order of the day by Brigadier C R J Weir DSO MBE, 20 October 2015". Paradata. 19 November 2018.
  5. "No. 62472". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 November 2018. p. 21011.
  6. Mackie, Colin (1 November 2020). "Generals November 2020" (PDF). gulabin.com. Colin Mackie. Retrieved 7 November 2020. Major-General Colin J. R. Weir (late Royal Irish Regiment): Chief of Staff, Field Army, 2020
  7. "No. 59282". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2009. p. 5.
  8. "No. 59924". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 September 2011. p. 18714.
Military offices
Preceded by
Ralph Wooddisse		 General Officer Commanding the 1st (United Kingdom) Division
2018–2020		 Succeeded by
Charles Collins
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