Les Rudman

Les Rudman
PVD SD SM MMM LOM
Born (1955-03-18) 18 March 1955
Allegiance  South Africa
Service/branch  South African Army
Rank Major General
Commands held
Awards


Spouse(s) Elsje Rudman[1]

Major General Les Rudman PVD SD SM MMM SAStC is a General Officer in the South African Army.

Military career

General Rudman is an honorary Special Forces Operator and parachutist. He was appointed to the post of Deputy Chief of the South African Army on 1 October 2011.[2][3][4] He was awarded the Sword of Honour at the South African Military Academy in 1976. He retired at the end of 2014 and was succeeded by Maj Gen Lawrence Smith.[5]

Honours and awards

Medals

Other

References

  1. ↑ Netshirembe, Lufuno (November 2012). "May the best horse win …" (PDF). South African Soldier. 19 (11): 42. ISSN 1609-5014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "New defence force appointments". iol.co.za. SAPA. 1 October 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Appointments and/or Promotions of Lieutenant Generals, Admirals and Major Generals". dod.mil.za. RSA Department of Defence. 2 October 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  4. ↑ Meyer, Merle, Maj (March 2012). "Friday 13th Getting a new meaning" (PDF). South African Soldier. 19 (3): 8. ISSN 1609-5014.
  5. ↑ Helfrich, Kim (8 January 2015). "Senior SANDF promotions". defenceweb.co.za. DefenceWeb. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
Military offices
Preceded by
Unknown		 Deputy Chief SA Army
1 October 2011 – 31 December 2014 		Succeeded by
Lawrence Smith
Preceded by
Col McGill Alexander		 OC 44 Parachute Brigade
1 February 1992 – 		Succeeded by
Col Piet Nel
Preceded by
Unknown		 GOC Special Forces Brigade
n.d. – 2002 		Succeeded by
Krubert Nel
Preceded by
JP Malan		 Chief Instructor Staff Duties SA Army College
n.d. – 1998 		Succeeded by
Eddie Drost


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