Mark Mans

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Sir Mark Mans
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Lieutenant General Mans in 2012
Born1955 (age 6869)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1974–2018
Rank Lieutenant General
Commands heldPersonnel & Support Command
Regional Forces
21 Engineer Regiment
37 Field Squadron
Battles/wars The Troubles
Gulf War
Bosnian War
Iraq War
Awards Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service
Legion of Merit (United States)

Lieutenant General Sir Mark Francis Noel Mans, KCB , CBE , DL (born 1955) is a senior British Army officer, who served as Adjutant-General to the Forces of the United Kingdom from 2009 to 2012.

Military career

Educated at Berkhamsted School, [1] Mans was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1974. [2] In 1991 during the Gulf War he was Officer Commanding 37 Field Squadron. [3] Later in 1995 he deployed to Bosnia [4] in command of 21 Engineer Regiment. [5] In February 2005 he became Deputy Commanding General of the Multi-National Force – Iraq. [6]

Mans served as Deputy Adjutant General, [7] taking up that appointment in 2006, before becoming Military Secretary in March 2008. [4] In September 2009 he was appointed Commander Regional Forces at Land Command. [4] Then in December 2009 he was made Adjutant-General to the Forces with responsibility for both personnel and support. [8] Mans served as the Chief Royal Engineer from 2013 [9] to 2018. [10]

Mans was awarded the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in 1996, [11] appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2005 Birthday Honours, [12] and awarded the American Legion of Merit in December 2006. [13] He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the 2012 New Year Honours. [14] [15] He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire in October 2012. [16]

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References

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  2. "No. 46270". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 April 1974. p. 5057.
  3. Small Wars: Gulf Units Archived 29 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  4. 1 2 3 TA Quarterly Archived 18 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine September 2009
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  6. U.S. Pushing Roadside, Car-Bomb Awareness [ permanent dead link ] Washington Times, 25 May 2005
  7. Army Opens New Court Martial Centre Archived 7 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine Ministry of Defence, 1 August 2006
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  10. "No. 62413". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 September 2018. p. 16640.
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  12. "No. 57665". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2005. p. 5.
  13. "No. 58183". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 December 2006. p. 17361.
  14. "No. 60009". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2011. p. 2.
  15. New Year Honours List 2012: full list, Telegraph.co.uk
  16. "Lieutenancy of Hampshire | Deputy Lieutenant Commissions | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
Military offices
Preceded by Deputy Commanding General Multi-National Corps – Iraq
February – August 2005
Succeeded by
Preceded by Military Secretary
2008–2009
Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander Regional Forces
September – December 2009
Post abolished
Preceded by Adjutant General
2009–2012
Succeeded by
Honorary titles
Preceded by Chief Royal Engineer
2013–2018
Succeeded by