Daniel Reeve

Daniel Reeve
Daniel Reeve
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Years of service	1994–present
Rank	Major General
Service number	549603
Unit	The Rifles
Commands	1st (United Kingdom) Division ; 6th (United Kingdom) Division; 77th Brigade; 3rd Battalion, The Rifles
Battles / wars	War in Afghanistan
Awards	Military Cross

Major General Daniel Reeve MC is a senior British Army officer, who served as General Officer Commanding 1st (United Kingdom) Division from 2024 to 2025.

Military career

Reeve was commissioned into the Educational and Training Services Branch on 16 December 1994.^[1] He was awarded the Military Cross for gallant and distinguished services in Afghanistan in 2010,^[2] and went on to become commanding officer of the 3rd Battalion, The Rifles.^[3]

Reeve became commander of the 77th Brigade in December 2018,^[4] was promoted to brigadier on 30 June 2019,^[5] and became the deputy colonel of The Rifles on 20 July.^[6] He was appointed Chief, Joint Force Operations at Permanent Joint Headquarters in August 2021.^[7] After serving as British commander during the evacuation of British nationals during the Sudan conflict in April 2023,^[8] he was promoted to major general and became General Officer Commanding 6th (United Kingdom) Division in July 2023.^[9]

Reeve was appointed Assistant Colonel Commandant of The Rifles on 1 November 2023.^[10] He became General Officer Commanding 1st (United Kingdom) Division in March 2024.^[11]

^ ^a ^b "No. 55385". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 January 1999. p. 891.
^ "No. 59924". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 September 2011. p. 18714.
^ "Dreghorn barracks handover ceremony". Alamy. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 29 August 2023.
^ "No. 62700". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 July 2019. p. 11670.
^ "No. 62720". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 July 2019. p. 13065.
^ "Ministry of Defence Senior Posts" (PDF). Retrieved 29 August 2023.
^ "British commander of Sudan evacuation says operation is fast-moving and dangerous". Forces.net. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
^ "No. 64155". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 August 2023. p. 17190.
^ "No. 64276". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 January 2024. p. 26495.
^ "RUSI Land Warfare Conference 2024". RUSI. Retrieved 25 July 2024.

Military offices
Preceded by Gerald Strickland	GOC 6th (United Kingdom) Division 2023–2024	Succeeded by Division no longer active
Preceded by Tom Bateman	GOC 1st (United Kingdom) Division 2024–2025	Succeeded by Robert Hedderwick