Shaun Burley

Shaun Burley
Born	4 March 1962 Shipston on Stour, United Kingdom
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1982 -
Rank	Major-General
Commands held	8 Force Engineer Brigade Theatre Troops
Battles/wars	Afghanistan War Iraq War
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Member of the Order of the British Empire

Major General Shaun Alex Burley CB, MBE (born 4 March 1962) is a British Army officer who served as Military Secretary.

Military career

Burley was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1982.^[1] He became Commander of 8 Force Engineer Brigade (undertaking work at Camp Bastion and then in Basra) as well as Commander Royal Engineers for the Field Army before being appointed Chief of Staff at the Land Warfare Centre.^[2] After a tour as Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff for Organisation in Headquarters Land Command, he went on to be Assistant Commandant (Land) at the Joint Services Command and Staff College in December 2009^[3] and General Officer Commanding, Theatre Troops in 2011.^[4] He became Military Secretary in March 2013.^[5]

References

1. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 48885. p. 1785. 8 February 1982. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
2. Army Rugby Union welcome new chairman
3. Tri-Service and Senior Ministry of Defence appointments
4. Battalion receives Freedom of Marlborough 27 June 2011
5. Court & Social The Times, 18 December 2012