Mark Strudwick

Mark Strudwick
Born 19 April 1945
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service 1966 - 2000
Rank Major-General
Commands held 1st Bn Royal Scots
3rd Infantry Brigade
General Officer Commanding Scotland
Battles/wars Operation Banner
Awards Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Major-General Mark Jeremy Strudwick CBE (born 19 April 1945) was General Officer Commanding Scotland.

Military career

Educated at St Edmund's School in Canterbury and the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst,[1] Strudwick was commissioned into the Royal Scots in 1966.[2] He was twice mentioned in despatches for his service in Northern Ireland.[3][4]

He was appointed Commanding Officer of 1st Bn the Royal Scots in 1984 and then became an Instructor at the Staff College, Camberley in 1987.[5] He was appointed Commander of 3rd Infantry Brigade in 1990 and Deputy Military Secretary at the Ministry of Defence in 1992.[5]

He was made Director of Infantry in 1996 and then the 117th and last General Officer Commanding Scotland in 1997; in that role he was simultaneously Governor of Edinburgh Castle.[5] He retired in 2000.[6]

He was also Aide-de-Camp to the Queen.[7]

In retirement he became head of the Prince's Scottish Youth Business Trust.[6]

Family

In 1970 he married Janet Elizabeth Coleridge Vivers; they went on to have one son and one daughter.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Burke's landed gentry of Great Britain, pg 1,448
  2. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 44126. p. 10605. 30 September 1966. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
  3. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 48453. p. 17402. 15 December 1980. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
  4. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 52918. p. 8169. 11 May 1992. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
  5. ^ a b c Debrett's People of Today
  6. ^ a b Major change of direction: Mark Strudwick Glasgow Herald, 24 June 2006
  7. ^ London Gazette: no. 54539. p. 13007. 30 September 1996. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
Military offices
Preceded by
Jonathan Hall		 GOC Scotland
1997–2000		 Succeeded by
Post disbanded