Peter Inge, Baron Inge
Field Marshal Peter Anthony Inge, Baron Inge, KG, GCB, PC, DL (5 August 1935 – 20 July 2022) was a senior British Army officer. He was the Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army, from 1992 to 1994 and then served as Chief of the Defence Staff before retiring in 1997. Early in his military career he saw action during the Malayan Emergency and Operation Banner in Northern Ireland, and later in his career he provided advice to the British Government during the Bosnian War.
The Lord Inge | |
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Inge in 2007 | |
| Born | 5 August 1935 Croydon, Surrey, England |
| Died | 20 July 2022 (aged 86) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Years of service | 1956–1997 |
| Rank | Field Marshal |
| Service number | 448984 |
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| Other work | Deputy Lieutenant of North Yorkshire (1994–2022) |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 21 July 1997 – 25 April 2016 Life peerage | |
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