Peter Wall was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1974 then read Engineering at Cambridge. 

His early service was spent in Belize and Rhodesia, in 'Cold War' Germany, as a platoon instructor at Sandhurst, and in Hong Kong.

He has commanded 9 Parachute Squadron RE, 32 Engineer Regiment in Hohne, including time in Bosnia, 16 Air Assault Brigade in UK, the Joint Force Headquarters, and 1st (UK) Armoured Division in Iraq and Germany.

Staff posts have included COS 5 Airborne Brigade, an MA post in MOD, Project Manager in Abbey Wood, COS of the UK National Contingent HQ for Op TELIC 1, and DCJO (Ops) in PJHQ.

In July 2009 he moved from Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Operations) in MOD to become Commander-in-Chief Land Forces in Wilton.

He is Chief Royal Engineer and a Colonel Commandant of REME.  He is President of Army Rugby, Association Football, Modern Pentathlon, and Sport Parachuting.  Married to Fiona, they have two teenage sons, Alexander and Archie.  He follows most sports and plays occasional games of golf and village cricket.