Mark Strudwick

Mark Strudwick
Mark Strudwick
Born	19 April 1945
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1966–2000
Rank	Major-general
Commands held	1st Battalion Royal Scots; 3rd Infantry Brigade; General Officer Commanding Scotland
Battles/wars	Operation Banner
Awards	Commander of the Order of the British Empire; Knight of the Order of St John; Mentioned in Despatches (2)

Major-General Mark Jeremy Strudwick CBE (born 19 April 1945) is a retired British Army officer, who served as General Officer Commanding Scotland from 1997 to 2000.

Military career

Educated at St Edmund's School in Canterbury and the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst,[1] Strudwick was commissioned into the Royal Scots in 1966.[2] He was twice mentioned in despatches for his service in Northern Ireland.[3][4]

He was appointed Commanding Officer of 1st Bn the Royal Scots in 1984 and then became an Instructor at the Staff College, Camberley in 1987.[5] In 1990 Strudwick was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire,[6] and later that same year was appointed Commander of 3rd Infantry Brigade. In 1992 Strudwick was appointed to the office of the Deputy Military Secretary at the Ministry of Defence.[5]

He was made Director of Infantry in 1996 and then General Officer Commanding Scotland in 1997; in that role he was simultaneously Governor of Edinburgh Castle.[5] He retired in 2000.[7]

He was also Aide-de-Camp to the Queen.[8]

From 2000 to 2012 he was Chief Executive of the Prince's Scottish Youth Business Trust.[7] He is Chairman of Trustees of the Royal Scots Club Edinburgh.[9]

Family

In 1970 he married Janet Elizabeth Coleridge Vivers; they went on to have one son and one daughter.[1]

References

Burke's landed gentry of Great Britain, pg 1,448
"No. 44126". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 September 1966. p. 10605.
"No. 48453". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 December 1980. p. 17402.
"No. 52918". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 May 1992. p. 8169.
Debrett's People of Today
"No. 52324". The London Gazette. 5 November 1990. pp. 1–4.
Major change of direction: Mark Strudwick Glasgow Herald, 24 June 2006
"No. 54539". The London Gazette. 30 September 1996. p. 13007.
"Major-General Strudwick appointed new Chairman of the Trustees" (PDF). Write of the Line. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2019.

Military offices
Preceded by Jonathan Hall	General Officer Commanding Scotland 1997–2000	Succeeded by Nick Eeles (Assumed post April 2012)

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[burke-1] Burke's landed gentry of Great Britain, pg 1,448

[2] "No. 44126". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 September 1966. p. 10605.

[3] "No. 48453". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 December 1980. p. 17402.

[4] "No. 52918". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 May 1992. p. 8169.

[debrett-5] Debrett's People of Today

[6] "No. 52324". The London Gazette. 5 November 1990. pp. 1–4.

[herald-7] Major change of direction: Mark Strudwick Glasgow Herald, 24 June 2006

[8] "No. 54539". The London Gazette. 30 September 1996. p. 13007.

[9] "Major-General Strudwick appointed new Chairman of the Trustees" (PDF). Write of the Line. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2019.