Tom Bateman | |
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![]() Major General Bateman in 2023 | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Years of service | 1990–present |
Rank | Major General |
Commands | 1st (United Kingdom) Division 11 Infantry Brigade and Headquarters South East |
Battles / wars | War in Afghanistan |
Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Major General Thomas Julian Bateman, CBE is a senior British Army officer who served as General Officer Commanding 1st (United Kingdom) Division from September 2022 to March 2024.
Bateman was commissioned in the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards on 9 September 1990. [1] He became commander of 11 Infantry Brigade and Headquarters South East in August 2018, [2] Assistant Chief of Staff, Operations at Permanent Joint Headquarters in November 2020, [3] and General Officer Commanding 1st (United Kingdom) Division in September 2022. [4] [5] He went on to be Commander of the UK Standing Joint Force Headquarters in April 2024. [6]
Bateman was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2011 New Year Honours, [7] and was advanced to Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services in the field on 15 September 2017. [8]
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