Simon Lalor | |
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Birth name | Simon Francis Neil Lalor |
Born | 1956 (age 67–68) |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1976–2010 |
Rank | Major General |
Service number | 501631 |
Unit | Queen's Regiment Honourable Artillery Company |
Commands held | Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff |
Battles/wars | Operation Banner |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) |
Major General Simon Francis Neil Lalor, CB, TD, VR (born 1956) is a British businessman. As a Territorial Army officer, he served as Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Reserves and Cadets) from 2007 to 2010.
On 6 March 1976, having graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Lalor was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the Queen's Regiment, British Army. He was given the service number 501631. [1] On 6 March 1978, he was promoted to lieutenant. [2] On 2 September 1978, he was transferred to the Regular Army Reserve of Officers thereby ending his active, full-time service. [3]
On 3 February 1979, he transferred to the Honourable Artillery Company. He retained the rank of lieutenant and given seniority in that rank from 6 August 1978. [4] He was promoted to captain on 16 April 1984. [5] While an acting major, he was promoted to major on 10 March 1990 which seniority from 1 October 1987. [6] He was promoted to lieutenant colonel on 1 October 1993, [7] and to colonel on 1 July 1996. [8] He was promoted to brigadier on 31 October 2002. [9]
On 1 March 2007, he was promoted to major general and appointed Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff. [10]
In 1998, he became a director of Britam Defence Limited. [11]
In August 1991, Lalor was awarded the Efficiency Decoration (Territorial) and the associated post-nominal letters TD. [12] In April 2002, he was awarded the Volunteer Reserves Service Medal. [13] In the 2010 New Year Honours, he was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB). [14] [15]
Ribbon | Award | Details |
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Order of the Bath (CB) |
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General Service Medal |
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Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal | ||
Efficiency Decoration (Territorial) (TD) | HAC ribbon | |
Volunteer Reserves Service Medal (VR) | HAC ribbon |
He was appointed Honorary Colonel of The Honourable Artillery Company on 1 October 1996. [16] His tenure ended on 1 July 1999. [17] On 1 May 2010, he was appointed Honorary Colonel Commandant of the Royal Regiment of Artillery. [18]
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