Headquarters Northern Ireland

Headquarters Northern Ireland, based at Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn, was formerly the centre of the British Army's presence in Ireland.

Organisation

• General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland (GOC)
• Commander Land Forces (Northern Ireland) (CLF)

Chief of Staff, HQ Northern Ireland (COS)

• Marston Tickell 1971-72
• Len Garrett c.1974
• Peter Campbell c.1975
• Lloyd Body 1976-78
• John Wilsey c.1982
• David Strudley 1993-96
• Robin Brims 1997-98
• David Leakey 2000-01
• Clive Chapman 2005

Assistant Chief of Staff

The post of Assistant Chief of Staff was created in 1992 to integrate intelligence and operations.

• Christopher Biles c.1994.
• Mark Varley c.2004.

Colonel AQ

• John Gray c. mid-1970s

Intelligence

Colonel General Staff, Intelligence

• Peter Goss 1974
• James Eyre 1978

GSO2 Intelligence

• Clive Fairweather 1976

Operations

GS02 Operations

• Major W.E. Rous

Logistics

Assistant Chief of Staff (Logistics)

• Dennis Shaw 1981

Information Policy

Colonel General Staff, Information Policy

• Maurice Tugwell