Gavin Paton

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Gavin Paton
Warrant Officers Clive Douglas and Gavin Paton (48227950701) (Paton cropped).jpg
Paton in 2019
BornMarch 1979 (age 42)
Cornwall, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
RankWarrant Officer Class One (Commissioned at captain but serves as WO1)
UnitThe Rifles
Commands heldArmy Sergeant Major (2018–2021)
Battles/warsSierra Leone Civil War
Iraq War
War in Afghanistan

Warrant Officer Class One Gavin Henderson Paton (born March 1979) is a senior British Army soldier. From 2018 to 2021, he served as the Army Sergeant Major, the most senior warrant officer and member of the other ranks in the British Army.

Personal life[]

Paton was born in March 1979 in Cornwall, England. He is married to Jessica, and together they have one son.[1]

Military career[]

Paton served as a warrant officer with 3rd Battalion, The Rifles.[2] He was commissioned as a captain on 23 July 2017,[3] and appointed as Field Army Sergeant Major in 2018.[4] He was appointed Army Sergeant Major in November 2018, thereby becoming the most senior member of the other ranks of the British Army.[5][6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Army Sergeant Major: WARRANT OFFICER CLASS ONE GH PATON". www.army.mod.uk.
  2. ^ "Palace Barracks". Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  3. ^ "No. 62047". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 September 2017. p. 17026.
  4. ^ "Army Sergeant Major inspects the Army's latest recruits". The Military Times. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  5. ^ British Army [@BritishArmy] (8 November 2018). "Chief of the General Staff General Mark Carleton-Smith has confirmed the appointment of WO1 Gavin Paton as the next @ArmySgtMajor, replacing WO1 Glenn Haughton @SEAC_Defence, "Big shoes to fill, but WO1 Paton is the man for the job"" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "Soldier Magazine December 2018". Soldier Magazine. Soldier Magazine. 30 November 2018.
Military offices
Preceded by Army Sergeant Major
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