Michael Elviss
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Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1993 – Present |
Rank | Major General |
Unit | Royal Artillery |
Commands held | 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery 20th Armoured Brigade 3rd (United Kingdom) Division |
Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan |
Awards | Member of the Order of the British Empire Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service |
Major General Michael Richard Elviss, MBE (born 18 July 1972) is a senior British Army officer. He currently serves as the Chief of Staff (Operations) at Permanent Joint Headquarters.
Education[]
He was educated at the University of Reading (BSc), Cranfield University and King's College London (MA).[1]
Military career[]
Elviss was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1993.[2] He served as commanding officer of 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery.[3] He went on to become commander of 20th Armoured Infantry Brigade in 2016,[4] Assistant Chief of Staff, Operations, Field Army in 2018 was General Officer Commanding 3rd (United Kingdom) Division from February 2020 to October 2021.[5] Elviss was promoted to the substantive rank of major-general on 10 February 2020.[6][7]
He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2010 New Year Honours.[8] He was also awarded the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in recognition of his services in Afghanistan in September 2011[9] and again in March 2014.[10]
References[]
- ^ "Elviss, Maj. Gen. Michael Richard, (born 18 July 1972), General Officer Commanding 3rd (United Kingdom) Division, since 2020." WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 1 Dec. 2021
- ^ "No. 53192". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 February 1993. p. 1869.
- ^ "1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery Receive Freedom Of Doncaster After Returning From Afghanistan". Getty Images. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "The Brigadier Who's Done His Bit For Army Restructuring". Forces.net. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "Generals: February 2020" (PDF). Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "No. 62947". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 March 2020. p. 5503.
- ^ "Last week we said goodbye to General Officer Commanding Maj Gen Mike Elviss MBE". 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ "No. 59282". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2009. p. 5.
- ^ "No. 59924". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 September 2011. p. 18716.
- ^ "No. 60813". The London Gazette (Supplement). 21 March 2014. p. 5837.
- 1972 births
- Living people
- Alumni of the University of Reading
- Alumni of King's College London
- British Army generals
- Royal Artillery officers
- Members of the Order of the British Empire
- Recipients of the Commendation for Valuable Service