Sharon Nesmith

General Dame Sharon Nesmith DCB ADC Gen
Lieutenant General Nesmith in 2022
Birth name	Sharon Patricia Moffat
Born	1970 (age 53–54) Northumberland, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1988–present
Rank	General
Commands held	Army Recuiting and Initial Training Command 1st Signal Brigade 22nd Signal Regiment
Battles/wars	United Nations Protection Force Iraq War
Awards	Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath

General Dame Sharon Patricia Moffat Nesmith, DCB, ADC Gen (née Moffat; born 1970) is a senior British Army officer. She has been Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff since June 2024, having served as Deputy Chief of the General Staff from August 2022 to May 2024. 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, the first woman to be promoted to lieutenant general in the British Army in 2022 and the first to be promoted to general in 2024.