Alan Hawley (British Army officer)

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Alan Hawley
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1977–2009
RankMajor General
Service number504232
Commands heldDirector General Army Medical Services
AwardsCommander of the Order of the British Empire

Major General Alan Hawley CBE is a British doctor and academic. He was a medical officer in the British Army and served as Director General of the Army Medical Services from 2006 to 2009. He is currently Professor of Disaster Management at the University of Glamorgan.[1][2]

Early life[edit]

Hawley studied at the University of Birmingham having attended Wednesfield Grammar School He graduated Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MB ChB). He completed his pre-registration house officer appointments at the Cambridge Military Hospital, Aldershot Garrison.[2]

Military career[edit]

On 3 April 1977, Hawley was commissioned into the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve of the Prince of Wales' Division, British Army as a second lieutenant (on probation). He was given the service number 504232.[3] He transferred to the Royal Army Medical Corps on 4 June 1978 as a second lieutenant (on probation) (medical cadetship).[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Former Senior Army Medic Joins Glamorgan". News Centre. University of South Wales. 29 September 2009. Archived from the original on 3 February 2010. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Speaker Profile - Professor Alan Hawley". Emergency Humanitarian Assistance. University of Manchester. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  3. ^ "No. 47245". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 June 1977. pp. 7650–7651.
  4. ^ "No. 47593". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 July 1978. p. 8620.
Military offices
Preceded by
Major General Louis Lillywhite
Director General Army Medical Services
2006–2009
Succeeded by
Major General Michael von Bertele