Michael Elviss

Major General Michael Richard Elviss, MBE is a senior British Army officer.

Michael Elviss
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1993 – Present
Rank	Major General
Unit	Royal Artillery
Commands held	20th Armoured Brigade
Battles/wars	War in Afghanistan
Awards	Member of the Order of the British Empire

Military career

Elviss was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1993.[1] He served as commanding officer of 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery.[2] He went on to become commander of 20th Armoured Infantry Brigade in 2016,[3] Assistant Chief of Staff, Operations, Field Army in 2018 and General Officer Commanding 3rd (United Kingdom) Division in February 2020.[4] Elviss was promoted to the substantive rank of major-general on 10 February 2020.[5]

He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2010 New Year Honours.[6] He was also awarded the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in recognition of his services in Afghanistan in September 2011[7] and again in March 2014.[8]

References

1. "No. 53192". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 February 1993. p. 1869.
2. "1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery Receive Freedom Of Doncaster After Returning From Afghanistan". Getty Images. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
3. "The Brigadier Who's Done His Bit For Army Restructuring". Forces.net. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
4. "Generals: February 2020" (PDF). Retrieved 20 February 2020.
5. "No. 62947". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 March 2020. p. 5503.
6. "No. 59282". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2009. p. 5.
7. "No. 59924". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 September 2011. p. 18716.
8. "No. 60813". The London Gazette (Supplement). 21 March 2014. p. 5837.