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  1. General Sir Michael David Jackson, GCB, CBE, DSO, DL (21 March 1944 – 15 October 2024) was a British Army officer and one of its most high-profile generals since the Second World War. [1] Originally commissioned into the Intelligence Corps in 1963, he transferred to the Parachute Regiment in 1970, with which he served two of his three tours of duty in Northern Ireland .

  2. 3 days ago · Former army head Gen Sir Mike Jackson dies at 80. Visiyting British troops in Kuwait in March 2003. The father-of-three died on Tuesday surrounded by his family, the army said in a statement ...

  3. 4 days ago · The former head of the British Army, General Sir Mike Jackson, has died aged 80, the army confirmed. He led the army during the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 after serving in the Balkans and ...

  4. 3 days ago · The former head of the British Army, General Sir Mike Jackson has died aged 80. Sir Mike, known as 'Jacko', died on Tuesday surrounded by his family, the Army said. The father-of-three led the ...

  5. 3 days ago · General Sir Mike Jackson led the Army during the allied invasion of Iraq in 2003 after serving in Northern Ireland and Bosnia. He died on Tuesday surrounded by his family. The British Army said in ...

  6. 4 days ago · General Sir Mike Jackson was awarded the MBE in 1979, the CBE in 1992, the CB in 1996 and the KCB in 1998. Air Vice-Marshal Mick Smeath, former Commandant General of the RAF Regiment, paid tribute ...

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  8. 3 days ago · General Sir Mike Jackson, who has died aged 80, was Chief of the General Staff from 2003 until 2006, having come to prominence as the formidable commander of Nato peacekeeping troops in the former ...