Tom Bateman | |
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![]() Major General Bateman in 2023 | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1990–present |
Rank | Major General |
Commands held | 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 has served as General Officer Commanding 1st (United Kingdom) Division since September 2022.
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]
Bateman was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2011 New Year Honours,[6] and was advanced to Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services in the field on 15 September 2017.[7]