John Lorimer (British Army officer)

Sir John Gordon Lorimer

Born	(1962-11-27) 27 November 1962 (age 55)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1981 – present
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	Chief of Joint Operations 3rd Mechanised Division 12th Mechanized Brigade
Battles/wars	Iraq War War in Afghanistan
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Member of the Order of the British Empire

Lieutenant General Sir John Gordon Lorimer, KCB, DSO, MBE (born 27 November 1962) is a senior British Army officer.

Lorimer was born in 1962. He was educated at Marlborough College from 1976 to 1981 and went on to read Arabic and Islamic Studies at Pembroke College, Cambridge.

Lorimer was commissioned into the Parachute Regiment on 11 December 1982. He was promoted to lieutenant on 11 December 1984, to captain on 11 December 1988 and to major on 30 September 1994. After serving in Northern Ireland, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel on 30 June 1999 and to colonel on 30 June 2003. Lorimer was appointed Commander of 12th Mechanized Brigade in June 2005 and was deployed with his brigade to Iraq later that year. Promoted to brigadier on 31 December 2005, he was deployed to Afghanistan as commander of Task Force Helmand in April 2007.

Promoted to major general on 23 November 2010, Lorimer was appointed as the Chief of the Defence Staff's Strategic Communications Officer. He was appointed General Officer Commanding 3rd (UK) Mechanised Division on 6 June 2011. Promoted to lieutenant general on 9 July 2013, he was appointed Deputy Commander, International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).