James Bowder

Major-General James Maurice Hannan Bowder OBE is a senior British Army officer.

James Bowder
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Years of service1996 –
RankMajor-General
UnitGrenadier Guards
Commands held1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards,
1st Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Brigade,
Force Troops Command
Battles/warsAfghanistan
AwardsOfficer of the Order of the British Empire

Military career

Bowder was commissioned into the Grenadier Guards on 13 April 1996.[1] He became commanding officer of 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards in 2011, in which role he was deployed to Afghanistan.[2] He went on to be commander of 1st Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Brigade in June 2016, Head of Strategy for the Army in June 2018[3] and General Officer Commanding Force Troops Command in July 2019.[4] Force Troops Command was renamed as 6th (United Kingdom) Division on 1 August 2019.[5]

References
  1. "No. 54408". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 May 1996. p. 7306.
  2. "Lieutenant Colonel James Bowder OBE". British Empire. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  3. "Army Commands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  4. "No. 62720". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 July 2019. p. 13064.
  5. "Army restructures to confront evolving threats". British Army. Upavon, Wiltshire. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
Military offices
Preceded by
Thomas Copinger-Symes		 General Officer Commanding, Force Troops Command
July 2019-August 2019		 Succeeded by
Post disbanded
New title General Officer Commanding, 6th (United Kingdom) Division
August 2019-Present		 Incumbent
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