Mark Strudwick
Mark Strudwick | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 April 1945 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1966–2000 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | 1st Battalion Royal Scots 3rd Infantry Brigade General Officer Commanding Scotland |
| Battles / wars | Operation Banner |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Knight of the Order of St John Mentioned in Despatches (2) |
Major General Mark Jeremy Strudwick CBE (born 19 April 1945) is a retired British Army officer, who served as General Officer Commanding Scotland from 1997 to 2000.
Military career
Educated at St Edmund's School in Canterbury and the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst,[1] Strudwick was commissioned into the Royal Scots in 1966.[2] He was twice mentioned in despatches for his service in Northern Ireland.[3][4]
He was appointed Commanding Officer of 1st Bn the Royal Scots in 1984 and then became an Instructor at the Staff College, Camberley in 1987.[5] In 1990 Strudwick was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire,[6] and later that same year was appointed Commander of 3rd Infantry Brigade. In 1992 Strudwick was appointed to the office of the Deputy Military Secretary at the Ministry of Defence.[5]
He was made Director of Infantry in 1996 and then General Officer Commanding Scotland in 1997; in that role he was simultaneously Governor of Edinburgh Castle.[5] He retired in 2000.[7]
He was also Aide-de-Camp to the Queen.[8]
From 2000 to 2012 he was Chief Executive of the Prince's Scottish Youth Business Trust.[7]
Family
In 1970 he married Janet Elizabeth Coleridge Vivers; they went on to have one son and one daughter.[1]
References
- ^ a b Burke's landed gentry of Great Britain, pg 1,448
- ^ "No. 44126". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 September 1966. p. 10605.
- ^ "No. 48453". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 December 1980. p. 17402.
- ^ "No. 52918". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 May 1992. p. 8169.
- ^ a b c Debrett's People of Today
- ^ "No. 52324". The London Gazette. 5 November 1990. pp. 1–4.
- ^ a b Major change of direction: Mark Strudwick Glasgow Herald, 24 June 2006
- ^ "No. 54539". The London Gazette. 30 September 1996. p. 13007.