David Howell (British Army officer)

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Major General

David Howell

CB OBE
Allegiance Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Branch Flag of the British Army.svg British Army
Rank Major General
CommandsDirector General, Army Legal Services
Battles / wars The Troubles
Gulf War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Major General David Malcolm Howell, CB, OBE is a barrister and retired British Army officer who was, until January 2011, Director General, Army Legal Services. [1]

Military career

He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1991, having served in Northern Ireland [2] and Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 2006 Queen's Birthday Honours. [3]

He was promoted to captain on 9 June 1975 [4] and transferred from a short-service to a regular commission on 25 February 1977, retaining the rank of captain with seniority from 9 June 1975. [5] He was promoted to major in 1982 [6] and resigned his commission later the same year, [7] but was reinstated on 12 March 1984, with seniority from 22 September 1983. [8] He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1988. [9] He served in Iraq during the Gulf War [10] in 1991 and promoted to colonel on 30 June 1998, with seniority from the same date, [11] and to brigadier in 2001. [12]

He was appointed Director General, Army Legal Services in 2003 [13] —a position he held until his retirement on 28 January 2011. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "No. 59686". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 February 2011. p. 1649.
  2. ↑ "No. 52705". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 November 1991. p. 16847.
  3. ↑ "No. 58014". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 June 2006. p. 2.
  4. ↑ "No. 46638". The London Gazette (Supplement). 21 July 1975. p. 9326.
  5. ↑ "No. 47198". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 April 1977. p. 5209.
  6. ↑ "No. 48865". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 January 1982. p. 797.
  7. ↑ "No. 49069". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 August 1982. p. 10133.
  8. ↑ "No. 49727". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 May 1984. p. 6450.
  9. ↑ "No. 51234". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 February 1988. p. 1486.
  10. ↑ "Iraq Accuses Britain of Killing Gulf War PoWs". Politics '97. BBC . Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  11. ↑ "No. 55181". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 June 1998. p. 7122.
  12. ↑ "No. 56261". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 July 2001. p. 7807.
  13. ↑ "No. 56837". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 February 2003. p. 1389.
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