Graham Binns

Graham Binns
Major General Graham Binns
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1976–2010
Rank	Major General
Service number	503083
Commands held	Joint Services Command and Staff College 1st Armoured Division 7th Armoured Brigade
Battles/wars	The Troubles Bosnia Iraq War
Awards	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Military Cross

Major General Graham John Binns CBE, DSO, MC is a retired British Army officer. Binns served as General Officer Commanding 1st Armoured Division and then Commandant Joint Services Command and Staff College. He had previously commanded the 7th Armoured Brigade (the "Desert Rats") during Operation Telic 1 when they took Basra in southern Iraq. He is the Honorary Colonel of The Yorkshire Regiment and Chief Executive of Aegis Defence Services.

Graham Binns was educated at Hymers College in Hull.

Binns was commissioned on 11 December 1976, into the General list. He was transferred to The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire on 2 July 1977. He was promoted to lieutenant on 11 December 1978. He was further promoted to captain on 11 June 1983. With this regiment he saw service in Germany, Norway, and the United Kingdom.

Between 1986 and 1988, he served in the Ministry of Defence. He then attended the Canadian Forces Command and Staff College in Toronto in 1988, after which he was posted again to Northern Ireland, where he became Chief of Staff of 39th Infantry Brigade. He was promoted to major on 30 September 1989.