What is John McColl (British Army officer)?
{{Infobox Officeholder |honorific-prefix = [[General (United Kingdom)|General]] |name = Sir John McColl |honorific-suffix = {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|KCB|CBE|DSO|KStJ}} |image = Royal Visit 2012 0043 (McColl cropped).jpg |caption = McColl in 2012 |office = [[Lieutenant Governor of Jersey]] |premier = [[Ian Gorst]] |term_start = 26 September 2011 |term_end = 30 November 2016 |predecessor = [[Andrew Ridgway|Sir Andrew Ridgway]] |successor = [[Stephen Dalton|Sir Stephen Dalton]] |birth_name=John Chalmers McColl |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|4|17|df=y}} |birth_place = [[London]], England |death_date = |death_place = |alma_mater = |allegiance = United Kingdom |branch = [[British Army]] |serviceyears = 1973–2011 |rank = [[General (United Kingdom)|General]] |commands = [[Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe]] (2007–11)<br/>[[Commander Regional Forces (United Kingdom)|Regional Forces]] (2004–07)<br/>[[Joint Services Command and Staff College]] (2003–04)<br/>[[3rd Mechanised Division (United Kingdom)|3rd Mechanised Division]] (2000–03)<br/>[[International Security Assistance Force]] (2001–02)<br/>[[1st Armoured Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)|1st Mechanised Brigade]] (1997–99) |battles = [[The Troubles]]<br/>[[Sierra Leone Civil War]]<br/>[[Kosovo War]]<br/>[[Bosnian War]]<br/>[[Iraq War]]<br/>[[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|War in Afghanistan]] |mawards = [[Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath]]<br/>[[Commander of the Order of the British Empire]]<br/>[[Distinguished Service Order]]<br/>[[Venerable Order of Saint John|Knight of the Order of St John]]<br/>[[Mentioned in Despatches]]<br/>[[Legion of Merit|Officer of the Legion of Merit]] (United States) }} [[General (United Kingdom)|General]] '''Sir John Chalmers McColl''', {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|KCB|CBE|DSO|KStJ}} (born 17 April 1952) is a retired senior [[British Army]] officer. He