Lieutenant General Sir Mark Francis Noel Mans, KCB, CBE, DL (born 1955) is a senior British Army officer, who served as Adjutant-General to the Forces of the United Kingdom from 2009 to 2012.
Sir Mark Mans | |
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.jpg) Lieutenant General Mans in 2012 | |
| Born | 1955 (age 68–69) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1974–2018 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands | Personnel & Support Command Regional Forces 21 Engineer Regiment 37 Field Squadron |
| Battles / wars | The Troubles Gulf War Bosnian War Iraq War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service Legion of Merit (United States) |
Military career
editEducated at Berkhamsted School,[1] Mans was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1974.[2] In 1991 during the Gulf War he was Officer Commanding 37 Field Squadron.[3] Later in 1995 he deployed to Bosnia[4] in command of 21 Engineer Regiment.[5] In February 2005 he became Deputy Commanding General of the Multi-National Force – Iraq.[6]
Mans served as Deputy Adjutant General,[7] taking up that appointment in 2006, before becoming Military Secretary in March 2008.[4] In September 2009 he was appointed Commander Regional Forces at Land Command.[4] Then in December 2009 he was made Adjutant-General to the Forces with responsibility for both personnel and support.[8] Mans served as the Chief Royal Engineer from 2013[9] to 2018.[10]
Mans was awarded the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in 1996,[11] appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2005 Birthday Honours,[12] and awarded the American Legion of Merit in December 2006.[13] He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the 2012 New Year Honours.[14][15] He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire in October 2012.[16]
References
edit- ^ Berkhamsted School Archived 16 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine Alumnus, 4 July 2007
- ^ "No. 46270". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 April 1974. p. 5057.
- ^ Small Wars: Gulf Units Archived 29 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c TA Quarterly Archived 18 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine September 2009
- ^ Lilleyman, Phil (April 1996). "Royal Engineers and Rapid Reaction Forces". The Royal Engineers Journal. 110 (1): 8.
- ^ U.S. Pushing Roadside, Car-Bomb Awareness[permanent dead link] Washington Times, 25 May 2005
- ^ Army Opens New Court Martial Centre Archived 7 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine Ministry of Defence, 1 August 2006
- ^ Army conducts top level organisational review Archived 18 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine Defence News, 9 December 2009
- ^ "No. 60669". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 October 2013. p. 21336.
- ^ "No. 62413". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 September 2018. p. 16640.
- ^ "No. 54393". The London Gazette. 10 May 1996. p. 6548.
- ^ "No. 57665". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2005. p. 5.
- ^ "No. 58183". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 December 2006. p. 17361.
- ^ "No. 60009". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2011. p. 2.
- ^ New Year Honours List 2012: full list, Telegraph.co.uk
- ^ "Lieutenancy of Hampshire | Deputy Lieutenant Commissions | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 11 December 2022.