Charles Guthrie, Baron Guthrie of Craigiebank

The Lord Guthrie of Craigiebank
The Lord Guthrie of Craigiebank
	Guthrie in 2019
Born	17 November 1938; Chelsea, London, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1959–2001
Rank	Field Marshal
Service number	461440
Unit	Welsh Guards
Commands held	Chief of the Defence Staff; Chief of the General Staff; British Army of the Rhine; 1st British Corps; 2nd Infantry Division; 4th Armoured Brigade; 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards;
Battles/wars	Operation Banner; Bosnian War; Kosovo War;
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath; Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order; Officer of the Order of the British Empire;
Other work	Life peer

Field Marshal Charles Ronald Llewelyn Guthrie, Baron Guthrie of Craigiebank, GCB, GCVO, OBE, DL (born 17 November 1938) is a retired senior officer of the British Army who served as Chief of the General Staff from 1994 to 1997 and Chief of the Defence Staff from 1997 until his retirement in 2001.

Guthrie's military career saw service with the Welsh Guards and the Special Air Service; he was closely involved in military operations in Northern Ireland and provided advice to the British Government during the Bosnian War and the Kosovo War.

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