Peter Wall (British Army officer)

Sir Peter Wall
General Sir Peter Wall in 2013
Born	(1955-07-10) 10 July 1955 (age 68) Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1974–2014
Rank	General
Service number	497536
Commands held	Chief of the General Staff (2010–14) Land Forces (2009–10) Chief Royal Engineer (2009) 1st (UK) Armoured Division (2003–05) 16 Air Assault Brigade (1999–00) 32 Engineer Regiment (1994–96) 9 Parachute Squadron RE (1990–92)
Battles/wars	Yugoslav Wars Iraq War
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service
Spouse(s)	Fiona Simpson ​ (m. 1980)​

General Sir Peter Anthony Wall, GCB, CBE, DL (born 10 July 1955)^[1] is a retired British Army officer who served as the Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army, until September 2014. Wall had previously been the Commander-in-Chief, Land Forces from August 2009 to September 2010. He succeeded General Sir David Richards as Chief of the General Staff in September 2010, the latter going on a month later to be Chief of the Defence Staff.^[2]