Gerald Strickland (British Army officer)

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Gerald Strickland
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Major General Gerald Strickland
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Years of service1989 – Present
RankMajor-General
UnitRoyal Gurkha Rifles
Commands held1st Battalion Royal Gurkha Rifles
4th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters North East
6th (United Kingdom) Division
Battles/warsWar in Afghanistan
AwardsDistinguished Service Order
Member of the Order of the British Empire

Major-General Gerald Mark Strickland, DSO MBE is a senior British Army officer.

Military career[]

Strickland was commissioned into 6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles on 3 September 1989.[1] He undertook a tour in Afghanistan for which he was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order in July 2008[2] and returned to Afghanistan as commanding officer of the 1st Battalion Royal Gurkha Rifles in Helmand Province in 2010.[3] He went on to become commander of 4th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters North East in May 2015,[4] Director of Joint Commitments (Overseas Operations) at the Ministry of Defence in January 2017[5] and Deputy Commanding General-Support, III Corps and Fort Hood in May 2019.[6] After that he became General Officer Commanding, 6th (United Kingdom) Division in September 2021.[7]

He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2006 New Year Honours.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "No. 51919". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 October 1989. p. 12510.
  2. ^ "No. 58776". The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 July 2008. p. 11243.
  3. ^ "General Petraeus visits British Gurkhas in Afghanistan". Ministry of Defence. 4 October 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Senior Army appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Senior Tri-service and Ministry of Defence Appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Fort Hood welcomes new British deputy commanding general". Killeen Daily Herald. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  7. ^ "No. 63464". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 September 2021. p. 15746.
  8. ^ "No. 57855". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2005. p. 6.
Military offices
Preceded by General Officer Commanding, 6th (United Kingdom) Division
2021-Present 		Incumbent
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