Michael Carver

Field Marshal The Right Honourable The Lord Carver GCB, CBE, DSO & Bar, MC
Sir Michael Carver, then a full general, in 1967
Nickname(s)	"Mike"[1]
Born	(1915-04-24)24 April 1915 Bletchingley, Surrey, England
Died	9 December 2001(2001-12-09) (aged 86) Fareham, Hampshire, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Years of service	1935–1976
Rank	Field Marshal
Service number	64649
Unit	Royal Tank Regiment
Commands	Chief of the Defence Staff Chief of the General Staff Southern Command Far East Command 3rd Infantry Division 6th Infantry Brigade 4th Armoured Brigade 1st Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment
Battles / wars	Second World War Western Desert campaign Italian Campaign Operation Overlord North-West Europe campaign of 1944–45 Mau Mau Uprising Operation Banner
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order & Bar Military Cross Mentioned in Despatches

Field Marshal Richard Michael Power Carver, Baron Carver, GCB, CBE, DSO & Bar, MC (24 April 1915 – 9 December 2001) was a senior British Army officer. Lord Carver served as the Chief of the General Staff (CGS), the professional head of the British Army, and then as the Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), the professional head of the British Armed Forces. He served with distinction during the Second World War and organised the administration of British forces deployed in response to the Mau Mau Uprising in Kenya and later in his career provided advice to the British government on the response to the early stages of The Troubles in Northern Ireland.