Tim Evans (British Army officer)

Evans was educated at Monkton Combe School, near Bath in Somerset.[1]

From 5 September 1980, while studying at university, Evans was a second lieutenant (on probation) (University Cadetship).[2] His commission was terminated on 16 October 1981.[3] On 7 August 1982, upon graduation from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, he was commissioned into the Light Infantry as a second lieutenant.[4][5] He was promoted to lieutenant on 7 August 1984,[6] and to captain on 7 August 1988.[7]

Evans passed Special Forces Selection in 1990. He served as a troop commander in 22 Special Air Service Regiment.[8] He attended the Army Command and Staff College and was promoted to major on 30 September 1994.[9]

Evans was promoted to lieutenant colonel on 30 June 2000 with seniority from that date,[10] and posted to the newly opened Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre.[8] He was appointed Commanding Officer of 1st Battalion the Light Infantry in July 2001,[8] after which he became chief of staff at Headquarters 3rd (UK) Division which was deployed to Southern Iraq.[5] He was promoted to colonel on 30 June 2004 with seniority from 30 June 2004,[11] and to brigadier on 31 December 2005 with seniority from 30 June 2005.[12] He was then made commander of 19th Light Brigade, which was deployed to Iraq in 2006.[5] He became Chief of Joint Force Operations at Permanent Joint Headquarters Northwood in 2008.[5]

On 30 September 2009, Evans was promoted to major general and appointed chief of staff of the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC).[13] The ARRC was deployed to Afghanistan in January 2011 with Evans taking over as chief of staff at ISAF Joint Command.[14] On 20 April 2012,[15] he was appointed Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.[16] He took over as commander of the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps in August 2013.[17] Evans handed over his command on 25 July 2016 to Lieutenant General Tim Radford.[18]

Evans retired from the British Army on 1 November 2016.[19]

On 29 June 1991, the then Captain Evans was Mentioned in Despatches "in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Gulf".[20]

He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2001 Birthday Honours[21] and Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) on 28 September 2012, "in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Afghanistan during the period 1 October 2011 to 31 March 2012".[22] He was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2016 New Year Honours.[23]

On 9 January 2006, he was appointed to the honorary position of Deputy Colonel of The Light Infantry.[24] He relinquished the appointment on 1 February 2007.[25] He was appointed Deputy Colonel of The Rifles on 1 April 2008.[26]