Mark Strudwick

Mark Strudwick
Born (1945-04-19) 19 April 1945
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch  British Army
Years of service 1966–2000
Rank Major General
Commands held 1st Battalion Royal Scots
3rd Infantry Brigade
General Officer Commanding Scotland
Battles/wars Operation Banner
Awards Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Knight of the Order of St John
Mentioned in Despatches (2)

Major General Mark Jeremy Strudwick CBE (born 19 April 1945) is a retired British Army officer, who served as General Officer Commanding Scotland from 1997 to 2000.

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] In 1990 Strudwick was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire,[6] and later that same year was appointed Commander of 3rd Infantry Brigade. In 1992 Strudwick was appointed to the office of the Deputy Military Secretary at the Ministry of Defence.[5]

He was made Director of Infantry in 1996 and then General Officer Commanding Scotland in 1997; in that role he was simultaneously Governor of Edinburgh Castle.[5] He retired in 2000.[7]

He was also Aide-de-Camp to the Queen.[8]

From 2000 to 2012 he was Chief Executive of the Prince's Scottish Youth Business Trust.[7]

Family

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

References

Military offices
Preceded by
Jonathan Hall
General Officer Commanding Scotland
1997–2000
Succeeded by
Nick Eeles
(Assumed post April 2012)
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