David Mark Cullen

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David Cullen
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Major General David Cullen in 2015.
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1982–2016
Rank Major General
Service number 513865
Unit Royal Artillery
Commands held 12th Mechanized Brigade
1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery
Battles/wars Iraq War
War in Afghanistan
Awards Companion of the Order of the Bath
Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Major General David Mark Cullen, CB , OBE is a senior British Army officer. He served as the Assistant Chief of the General Staff from 2013 to 2015.

Military career

After being educated at the Duke of York's Royal Military School and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Cullen was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1982. [1] He served as commanding officer of the 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery during deployment to Basra in Iraq in 2004, [2] for which he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire. [3] He was made Commander of the 12th Mechanized Brigade in November 2007, in which role he saw service in Afghanistan, [4] Director of Army Staff in December 2009, [5] and Chief of Staff for Land Forces in October 2011. [6] He went on to became Deputy Commanding General-Support, III Corps and Fort Hood in October 2012 [5] and served as Assistant Chief of the General Staff from January 2013 to December 2015. [5] [7] [8] Cullen retired from the British Army on 11 May 2016. [9]

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References

  1. "No. 48995". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 May 1982. p. 7225.
  2. Heroes of Hell: our boys in Basra Sunday Mirror, 25 July 2004
  3. Bravery awards for British soldiers The Guardian, 18 March 2005
  4. 12 Brigade joins Salisbury’s Celebrations Drumbeat, August 2009
  5. 1 2 3 "Senior Army appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  6. Army saves money after soldiers get extra Xmas leave The Telegraph, 2 December 2012
  7. "Major General Nick Welch". Corenet. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  8. "Annual Newsletter" (PDF). Regimental Association of The Rifles and The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  9. "No. 61656". The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 July 2016. p. 16081.
Military offices
Preceded by Assistant Chief of the General Staff
2013–2015
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