Michael Riddell-Webster

Michael Riddell-Webster
Allegiance United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service 1983 -
Rank Major-General
Commands held 1st Bn the Black Watch
39th Infantry Brigade
Battles/wars Iraq War
Awards Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Order

Major-General Michael Lawrence Riddell-Webster CBE, DSO is a British Army officer who currently serves as Governor of Edinburgh Castle.

Military career

Educated at Harrow School and Heriot-Watt University, Riddell-Webster was commissioned into the Black Watch in 1983.[1] After serving in the Former Republic of Yugoslavia, for which he was awarded the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in 2001,[2] he became commanding officer of 1st Battalion the Black Watch in December 2000 and commanded it during the Iraq War in 2003[3] for which he was awarded the DSO.[4] He went on to be Deputy Director Equipment Capability (Ground Manoeuvre) at the Ministry of Defence in October 2003 and Commander of 39th Infantry Brigade in Northern Ireland in December 2005[5] for which he was also awarded the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in 2007.[6] After that he became Director of the Army Division at the Joint Services Command and Staff College in September 2007,[7] Head of Capability (Ground Manoeuvre) at the Ministry of Defence in December 2008 and Director of the Defence College of Management and Technology in January 2012.[8] After retiring from the Regular Army in September 2014, he became Governor of Edinburgh Castle in October 2015.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "The highest ranking Army Reservist has been installed as Governor of Edinburgh Castle". Ministry of Defence. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 56541. p. 4811. 19 April 2002. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Colonel dons a tam-o'-shanter and leads his troops on a friendly foray into town". The Telegraph. 2 April 2003. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  4. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 57100. p. 4. 31 October 2003. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  6. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 58633. p. 3612. 7 March 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "Senior Ministry of Defence Posts" (PDF). Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  8. ↑ "Strathclyde joins the Defence Technical Undergraduate Scheme". University of Strathclyde. May 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
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