Mark Mans

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Sir Mark Mans
Sir Mark Mans (cropped).jpg
Lieutenant General Mans in 2012
Born1955 (age 65–66)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Years of service1974–present
RankLieutenant General
Commands heldRegional Forces
37 Field Support Squadron
Battles/warsThe Troubles
Gulf War
Bosnian War
Iraq War
AwardsKnight 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)

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.

Military career[]

Educated at Berkhamsted School,[1] Mans was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1974.[2] During the Gulf War he was Officer Commanding 37 Field Squadron.[3] He was later deployed in Bosnia.[4] In February 2005 he became Deputy Commanding General of the Multi-National Force – Iraq.[5]

Mans served as Deputy Adjutant General,[6] 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.[7]

Mans was awarded the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in 1996,[8] appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2005 Birthday Honours,[9] and awarded the American Legion of Merit in December 2006.[10] He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the 2012 New Year Honours.[11][12]

Mans was appointed the Chief Royal Engineer on 14 September 2013.[13]

References[]

  1. ^ Berkhamsted School Archived 16 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine Alumnus, 4 July 2007
  2. ^ "No. 46270". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 April 1974. p. 5057.
  3. ^ Small Wars: Gulf Units Archived 29 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ a b c TA Quarterly Archived 18 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine September 2009
  5. ^ U.S. Pushing Roadside, Car-Bomb Awareness[permanent dead link] Washington Times, 25 May 2005
  6. ^ Army Opens New Court Martial Centre Archived 7 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine Ministry of Defence, 1 August 2006
  7. ^ Army conducts top level organisational review Archived 18 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine Defence News, 9 December 2009
  8. ^ "No. 54393". The London Gazette. 10 May 1996. p. 6548.
  9. ^ "No. 57665". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2005. p. 5.
  10. ^ "No. 58183". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 December 2006. p. 17361.
  11. ^ "No. 60009". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2011. p. 2.
  12. ^ New Year Honours List 2012: full list, Telegraph.co.uk
  13. ^ "No. 60669". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 October 2013. p. 21336.
Military offices
Preceded by Deputy Commanding General Multi-National Corps – Iraq
February – August 2005 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Military Secretary
2008–2009 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander Regional Forces
September – December 2009 		Post abolished
Preceded by Adjutant General
2009–2012 		Succeeded by
Honorary titles
Preceded by Chief Royal Engineer
2013–2018 		Succeeded by
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