Gavin Paton
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.
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| Born | March 1979 (age 43) Cornwall, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Rank | Warrant Officer Class One (Commissioned at captain but serves as WO1) |
| Unit | The Rifles |
| Commands held | Army Sergeant Major (2018–2021) |
| Battles/wars | Sierra Leone Civil War Iraq War War in Afghanistan |
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
- "Army Sergeant Major: WARRANT OFFICER CLASS ONE GH PATON". www.army.mod.uk.
- "Palace Barracks". Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- "No. 62047". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 September 2017. p. 17026.
- "Army Sergeant Major inspects the Army's latest recruits". The Military Times. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- 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.
- "Soldier Magazine December 2018". Soldier Magazine. Soldier Magazine. 30 November 2018.
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