Sharon Nesmith
Lieutenant General Dame Sharon Patricia Moffat Nesmith DCB (née Moffat; born 1970) is a senior British Army officer. She has been Deputy Chief of the General Staff since August 2022. She became the first woman to command a British Army brigade in 2014, the first woman to command a British division-level formation in 2021, and the first woman to be promoted to lieutenant general in the British Army in 2022.
Sharon Nesmith | |
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Lieutenant General Nesmith in 2022 | |
| Birth name | Sharon Patricia Moffat |
| Born | 1970 (age 53–54) Northumberland, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Years of service | 1988–present |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held | 1st Signal Brigade Army Recuiting and Initial Training Command |
| Battles/wars | Iraq War |
| Awards | Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath |
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