Peter Rowell | |
Allegiance: | United Kingdom |
Branch: | British Army |
Serviceyears: | 1995–Present |
Rank: | Major General |
Commands: | Defence Academy |
Battles: | War in Afghanistan |
Awards: | Member of the Order of the British Empire |
Major General Peter John Rowell is a British Army officer who currently serves as commandant of the Defence Academy.
Rowell was commissioned into the Royal Engineers on 3 May 1995. He was deployed to Afghanistan as chief of staff for 4th Mechanised Brigade before being promoted to brigadier and becoming commandant of the Royal School of Military Engineering in 2019. He went on to be Head of Concepts and Force Exploration in 2022 and commandant of the Defence Academy in May 2024.[1]