# Christopher Drewry
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{{Short description|British Army general (1947–2024)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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|honorific_prefix = [Lieutenant General](/source/Lieutenant_general_(United_Kingdom))
|name = Sir Christopher Drewry
|honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|KCB|CBE}}
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|birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1947|6|25}}
|birth_place = [Derbyshire](/source/Derbyshire), England
|death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2024|11|4|1947|6|25}}
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|allegiance = United Kingdom
|branch = [British Army](/source/British_Army)
|branch_label = Branch
|service_years = 1969–2003
|service_years_label = Service years
|rank = [Lieutenant General](/source/Lieutenant_General_(United_Kingdom))
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|unit = [Welsh Guards](/source/Welsh_Guards)
|commands = [Allied Rapid Reaction Corps](/source/Allied_Rapid_Reaction_Corps) (2000–2002)
[UK Support Command (Germany)](/source/British_Forces_Germany) (1995–1997)
|battles = {{tree list}}
*[The Troubles](/source/The_Troubles)
**[Operation Banner](/source/Operation_Banner)
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|battles_label = Conflicts
|awards = [Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath](/source/Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath)
{{nobr|[Commander of the Order of the British Empire](/source/Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire)}}
[Mentioned in Despatches](/source/Mentioned_in_Despatches)
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[Lieutenant General](/source/Lieutenant_General_(United_Kingdom)) '''Sir Christopher Francis Drewry''' {{postnominals|country+GBR|size=100|sep=|KCB|CBE}} (25 June 1947 – 4 November 2024) was a senior officer of the [British Army](/source/British_Army) who served as commander of the [Allied Rapid Reaction Corps](/source/Allied_Rapid_Reaction_Corps) from 2000 to 2002.
==Early life==
Drewry was born in [Derbyshire](/source/Derbyshire) on 25 June 1947.[{{cite web |title=Christopher F. Drewry |url=https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl?start=1947&end=1947&sq=3&eq=3&type=Births&vol=10a&pgno=1270&db=bmd_1729815772&jsexec=1&mono=0&v=MTczMTA4MDcxMjo5Y2M2NDcxNTUxNWU4MTRlYjczYTdmODdiZGRjYzY3Y2Q2MjIwNDE1&searchdef=eq%3D4%26sq%3D1%26end%3D1947%26surname%3DDrewry%26start%3D1946%26type%3DBirths%26db%3Dbmd_1729815772%26given%3DChristopher&action=Find |website=FreeBMD |access-date=8 November 2024}}][{{cite news |title=Lt General Sir Christopher Drewry obituary: Nato commander |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/obituaries/article/lt-general-sir-christopher-drewry-obituary-nato-commander-8t2lrg6xm |newspaper=[The Times](/source/The_Times) |date=27 November 2024}}] He attended [Malvern College](/source/Malvern_College) in [Worcestershire](/source/Worcestershire).[{{London Gazette|issue=45047|supp=y|page=2254|date=20 February 1970}}] He was [mentioned in despatches](/source/mentioned_in_despatches) during a tour in [Northern Ireland](/source/Northern_Ireland) in 1987,[{{London Gazette|issue=50891|supp=y|page=5016|date=13 April 1987}}] and appointed a [Commander of the Order of the British Empire](/source/Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire) in the [1990 Birthday Honours](/source/1990_Birthday_Honours).[{{London Gazette|date=15 June 1990|issue=52173|page=5|supp=y}}]
In 1996 Drewry was appointed [General Officer Commanding](/source/General_Officer_Commanding) [UK Support Command (Germany)](/source/British_Forces_Germany) and in 1997 he moved on to be Assistant Chief of Defence Staff for Policy at the [Ministry of Defence](/source/Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)).[Whitaker's Almanacks] He was knighted as a [Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath](/source/Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath) in the [2000 Birthday Honours](/source/2000_Birthday_Honours),[{{London Gazette|date=19 June 2000|issue=55879|page=2|supp=y}}] and appointed commander of the [Allied Rapid Reaction Corps](/source/Allied_Rapid_Reaction_Corps) later that year. He retired in 2003.[
==Death==
Drewry died from cancer on 4 November 2024, at the age of 77.][{{cite news |url=https://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/marketplace/advert/drewry-notices_59591 |title=Lieutenant General Sir Christopher Drewry |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=7 November 2024}}]