Matthew Maer
Brigadier Matthew Philip Maer DSO, MBE is a senior British Army officer of the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment. Maer commanded 1st Battalion, Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment as a Lieutenant-Colonel, deploying to Maysan, Iraq in 2004/5 in the aftermath of the invasion.[1] In this role, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his leadership,[2][3] which included command of Victoria Cross recipient Johnson Beharry.[4] Maer was promoted colonel on 30 June 2006,[5] and brigadier on 30 June 2009.[6] He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire on 6 November 1998.[7]
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- ^ Grey, Stephen (31 May 2004). "Why you don't hear about our brave boys". New Statesman. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
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