Sir

Mark Mans
Lieutenant General Mans in 2012
Born1955 (age 68–69)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Years of service1974–2018
RankLieutenant General
Commands heldPersonnel & Support Command
Regional Forces
21 Engineer Regiment
37 Field Squadron
Battles/warsThe Troubles
Gulf War
Bosnian War
Iraq War
AwardsKnight 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]

References

  1. ^ Berkhamsted School Archived 16 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine Alumnus, 4 July 2007
  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. ^ a b c TA Quarterly Archived 18 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine September 2009
  5. ^ Lilleyman, Phil (April 1996). "Royal Engineers and Rapid Reaction Forces". The Royal Engineers Journal. 110 (1): 8.
  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
  8. ^ Army conducts top level organisational review Archived 18 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine Defence News, 9 December 2009
  9. ^ "No. 60669". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 October 2013. p. 21336.
  10. ^ "No. 62413". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 September 2018. p. 16640.
  11. ^ "No. 54393". The London Gazette. 10 May 1996. p. 6548.
  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 byAndrew Farquhar Deputy Commanding General Multi-National Corps – Iraq February – August 2005 Succeeded byNick Parker Preceded byNicholas Cottam Military Secretary 2008–2009 Succeeded byDavid Rutherford-Jones Preceded bySir Nick Parker Commander Regional Forces September – December 2009 Post abolished Preceded byBill Rollo Adjutant General 2009–2012 Succeeded byGerald Berragan Honorary titles Preceded bySir Peter Wall Chief Royal Engineer 2013–2018 Succeeded byTyrone Urch
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