Barney White-Spunner
| Sir Barney White-Spunner | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1957 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1979 - 2011 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held | Household Cavalry Kabul Multinational Brigade 3rd (UK) Mechanised Division Multinational Division (South East) Field Army |
| Battles/wars | Bosnia Macedonia Iraq War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Officer of the Legion of Merit (United States) |
| Other work | Executive Chairman of the Countryside Alliance and Director of the Countryside Alliance Foundation |
Lieutenant General Sir Barnabas William Benjamin White-Spunner, KCB, CBE is a former British Army officer who is currently Executive Chairman of the Countryside Alliance and Director of the Countryside Alliance Foundation.
Contents |
Military career [edit]
Educated at Eton College and the University of St Andrews, Barney White-Spunner was commissioned into the Blues and Royals in 1979.[1] He was appointed Commanding Officer of the Household Cavalry in 1996 and in that capacity was deployed to Bosnia.[1] In 1998, he was promoted to colonel[2] and became Deputy Director of Defence Policy at NATO and in 2001 he took charge of an operation to disarm Albanian insurgents in Macedonia.[1]
He was given command of the Kabul Multinational Brigade in 2002 and then became Chief of Joint Force Operations for the national contingent in the Middle East in 2003.[1]
By 2005 he was Chief of Staff at Land Command[3] and in 2007 he was appointed General Officer Commanding 3rd (UK) Mechanised Division.[4] In February 2008 he deployed with elements of 3rd (UK) Mechanised Division to Iraq where those elements formed HQ Multinational Division (South East).[1] He went on to be Commander of the Field Army in 2009.[5]
He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2002[6] and Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 2011 Birthday Honours.[7][8]
On 7 January 2010, White-Spunner gave evidence to the Iraq Inquiry.[9]
He retired from the British Army in December 2011[10][11] and was appointed Executive Chairman of the Countryside Alliance and Director of the Countryside Alliance Foundation in January 2012.[10][11]
Literary career [edit]
White-Spunner started his literary career writing for The Field in 1992.[1] He became editor of Baily's Hunting Directory in 1994.[1] He is also the author of a history of the Horse Guards.[12]
Honours and Awards [edit]
_Ribbon.png){kind=small}
References [edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g Barney White-Spunner: the very model of a modern Major General The Independent, 3 August 2008
- ^ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 55365. p. 53. 5 January 1999. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
- ^ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 57641. p. 6409. 17 May 2005. Retrieved 19 September 2009.
- ^ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 58497. p. 15669. 29 October 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2009.
- ^ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 59120. p. 11615. 7 July 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2009.
- ^ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 56735. p. 7. 28 October 2002. Retrieved 19 September 2009.
- ^ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 59808. p. 2. 11 June 2011.
- ^ Queen's Birthday Honours List 2011
- ^ Oral Evidence The Iraq Inquiry, 7 January 2010
- ^ a b Top soldier is Countryside Alliance's new boss Horse and Hound, 19 January 2012
- ^ a b Former Head of UK Field Army Appointed to lead Countryside Alliance Countryside Alliance, 19 January 2012
- ^ Horse Guards by Barney White-Spunner, Macmillan, 2006, ISBN 978-1-4050-5574-1
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Richard Shirreff |
General Officer Commanding the 3rd (UK) Mechanised Division 2007–2009 |
Succeeded by James Everard |
| Preceded by Graham Binns |
General Officer Commanding Multi-National Division (South East), Iraq February 2008–August 2008 |
Succeeded by Andy Salmon |
| Preceded by Sir Graeme Lamb |
Commander Field Army 2009–2011 |
Succeeded by Post Disbanded |
|
- 1957 births
- People educated at Eton College
- Alumni of the University of St Andrews
- British Army generals
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
- Living people
- British Army personnel of the Iraq War
- Honourable Artillery Company officers
- Blues and Royals officers
