John Waters (British Army officer, born 1935)

Waters was born in Rangoon, British Burma on 2 September 1935. Educated at Oundle School, Waters was commissioned into the Gloucestershire Regiment in February 1956. He was made commanding officer of the 1st Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment in 1975. He was appointed commander of the 3rd Infantry Brigade in 1979, Deputy Commander of Land Forces in the Falklands during the Falklands War in 1982 and General Officer Commanding 4th Armoured Division in 1983. He went on to be commandant of the Staff College, Camberley, in 1986, General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland in 1988 and Commander in Chief, UK Land Forces in 1990. Finally he was made Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe from 1993 until 1994 when he retired. ==Later career==

In retirement, Waters was Deputy Chairman of the National Army Museum. He was also the Honorary Colonel of the Royal Wessex Yeomanry from 1992 to 1997. ==Death==

Waters died on 29 January 2025, at the age of 89. ==References==