Louis Lillywhite

Louis Lillywhite
Born 23 February 1948
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch  British Army
Rank Lieutenant-General
Battles/wars Gulf War
Awards Companion of the Order of the Bath
Member of the Order of the British Empire

Lieutenant-General Louis Patrick Lillywhite, CB, MBE, QHS (born 23 February 1948) is a retired British Army physician and officer. He was Surgeon-General of the British Armed Forces from 2006 until December 2009.

Early life

Born to William Henry Lillywhite and Annie Kate (née Vesey), Louis Lillywhite attended King Edward VI School and the University of Wales College of Medicine and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

Military career

Lillywhite was commissioned on 1 October 1968 as a second lieutenant (on probation).[1] He was promoted to lieutenant on 7 July 1971 and to captain on 2 August 1972.[2] He served as a medical officer and during the Gulf War in 1991, he was mentioned in dispatches.[3] He was Surgeon-General of the British Armed Forces from 2006 until December 2009.[4] He became an Honorary Member of the Society of Medical Consultants to the Armed Forces (of the USA) in 2009[5] and an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners in 2010.[6]

Later life

In retirement, he became a member of the Bevan Commission (Wales).[7]

Awards

Lillywhite was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1984[8] and Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2009 New Year Honours.[9]

References

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 44695. p. 11051. 1968-10-11. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 45793. p. 11637. 1972-10-03. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 52588. p. 15. 1991-06-28. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
  4. ↑ Louis Lillywhite MOD
  5. ↑ Society of Medical Consultants to the Armed Forces
  6. ↑ Royal College of General Practitioners
  7. ↑ Public Mental Health
  8. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 49969. p. 6. 1984-12-31. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
  9. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 58929. p. 2. 2008-12-31. Retrieved 2013-08-03.

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Military offices
Preceded by
Ian Jenkins		 Surgeon General of the British Armed Forces
2006–2009 		Succeeded by
Philip Raffaelli