Simon Mayall
| Sir Simon Mayall KBE CB | |
|---|---|
 Simon Mayall in Hohenfels, Germany in 2008 | |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Years of service | 1979 – present |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held |
1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards 1st Mechanised Brigade |
| Battles/wars |
Gulf War Kosovo War Iraq War War in Afghanistan |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Lieutenant General Sir Simon Vincent Mayall, KBE CB (born 7 March 1956), is Middle East Adviser at the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence.
Early life
Mayall was educated at St George's College, Weybridge, Balliol College, Oxford (BA Modern History, 1979) and King's College London (MA International Relations).[1]
Military career
Mayall was commissioned into the 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars in 1979.[2] From 1985 to 1988 he was seconded to the Sultan of Oman's Land Forces.[1] He was operations officer for 1st Armoured Division in the first Gulf War.[2] After that he completed a Defence Fellowship at St Antony's College, Oxford studying Turkish security policy.[1] He then became Commanding Officer of 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards in 1997[2] in which capacity he was deployed to the British Army Training Unit Suffield and to Northern Ireland.[1]
In 2001 Mayall became Commander of 1st Mechanised Brigade which was subsequently deployed to Kosovo.[3] He was the Deputy Commanding General of the Multi-National Corps – Iraq in late 2006 and early 2007.[2] He was appointed Assistant Chief of the General Staff in January 2007[2] and in 2009 became Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Operations).[4] He was made Defence Senior Advisor Middle East at the Ministry of Defence in May 2011.[5] He will be replaced in that role by Lieutenant-General Tom Beckett in late 2014.[6]
Honours and decorations
Mayall was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2010 New Year Honours.[7] He was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 2014 Birthday Honours.[8][9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 KFOR Biography
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Sandhurst Foundation
- ↑ Multinational Brigade Centre gets New Commander
- ↑ Whitaker's Almanack 2010
- ↑ Service Appointments The Times, 8 June 2011
- ↑ Service appointments The Times, 1 February 2014
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 59282. p. 2. 31 December 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 60895. p. b6. 14 June 2014.
- ↑ "Queen's birthday honours list 2014: Military". The Guardian. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Peter Everson |
Deputy Commanding General Multi-National Corps – Iraq 2006–2007 |
Succeeded by Gerald Berragan |
| Preceded by Bill Rollo |
Assistant Chief of the General Staff 2007–2009 |
Succeeded by James Bucknall |
| Preceded by Sir Peter Wall |
Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Operations) 2009–2011 |
Succeeded by Richard Barrons |