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Educated at [[Cheltenham College]]<ref name=bio>[http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/alumni/graduation/hongrads/page43061.html Lieutenant General Sir Edmund Burton] Cranfield University</ref> and [[Trinity Hall, Cambridge]], Burton was [[Commissioned officer|commissioned]] into the [[Royal Artillery]] in 1963.<ref name=WW>''[[Who's Who (UK)|Who's Who]] 2010'', [[A & C Black]], 2010, ISBN 978-1-408-11414-8</ref> He served as commanding officer of 27 Regiment RA before become [[Commander, Royal Artillery]] for [[1st Armoured Division (United Kingdom)|1st (UK) Armoured Division]] in 1987.<ref name=bio/> He became military [[attaché]] in [[Washington D. C.]] in 1990, Commandant of the [[Defence College of Management and Technology|Royal Military College of Science]] in 1991 and Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff Operational Requirements (Land) in 1994.<ref name=WW/> He went on to be [[Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff|Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Systems)]] in 1997 and retired in 2000.<ref name=WW/> |
Educated at [[Cheltenham College]]<ref name=bio>[http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/alumni/graduation/hongrads/page43061.html Lieutenant General Sir Edmund Burton] Cranfield University</ref> and [[Trinity Hall, Cambridge]], Burton was [[Commissioned officer|commissioned]] into the [[Royal Artillery]] in 1963.<ref name=WW>''[[Who's Who (UK)|Who's Who]] 2010'', [[A & C Black]], 2010, ISBN 978-1-408-11414-8</ref> He served as commanding officer of 27 Regiment RA before become [[Commander, Royal Artillery]] for [[1st Armoured Division (United Kingdom)|1st (UK) Armoured Division]] in 1987.<ref name=bio/> He became military [[attaché]] in [[Washington D. C.]] in 1990, Commandant of the [[Defence College of Management and Technology|Royal Military College of Science]] in 1991 and Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff Operational Requirements (Land) in 1994.<ref name=WW/> He went on to be [[Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff|Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Systems)]] in 1997 and retired in 2000.<ref name=WW/> |
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==Later career== |
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In retirement he became Chairman of the [[Police Information Technology Organisation]]<ref name=WW/> and the [[Information Assurance Advisory Council]].<ref>{{cite web|title=IAAC|url=http://www.iaac.org.uk/about/officers.html}}</ref> |
In retirement he became Chairman of the former [[Police Information Technology Organisation]]<ref name=WW/>, and remains Chairman of the [[Information Assurance Advisory Council]].<ref>{{cite web|title=IAAC|url=http://www.iaac.org.uk/about/officers.html}}</ref>. |
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He is President of the [[Trustworthy Software Initiative]].<ref>{{cite web|title=TSI|url=http://www.uk-tsi.org}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:33, 4 January 2014
Sir Edmund Burton | |
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| Born | 20 October 1943 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1963-2000 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Commands | 27 Regiment RA |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Lieutenant General Sir Edmund Fortescue Gerard Burton KBE (born 20 October 1943) is a former British Army officer who became Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Systems).
Military career
Educated at Cheltenham College[1] and Trinity Hall, Cambridge, Burton was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1963.[2] He served as commanding officer of 27 Regiment RA before become Commander, Royal Artillery for 1st (UK) Armoured Division in 1987.[1] He became military attaché in Washington D. C. in 1990, Commandant of the Royal Military College of Science in 1991 and Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff Operational Requirements (Land) in 1994.[2] He went on to be Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Systems) in 1997 and retired in 2000.[2]
Later career
In retirement he became Chairman of the former Police Information Technology Organisation[2], and remains Chairman of the Information Assurance Advisory Council.[3].
He is President of the Trustworthy Software Initiative.[4]