Simon Mayall
Sir Simon Mayall | |
|---|---|
 Simon Mayall in Hohenfels, Germany in 2008 | |
| Born | 7 March 1956 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Years of service | 1979–2015 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands | 1st Mechanised Brigade 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards |
| Battles/wars | Gulf War Kosovo War Iraq War War in Afghanistan |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service Officer of the Legion of Merit(United States) |
Lieutenant GeneralSir Simon Vincent Mayall,KBE,CB(born 7 March 1956) is a retiredBritish Armyofficer and a Middle East Adviser at theMinistry of Defence.
Early life
[edit]Mayall was educated atSt George's College, Weybridge,Balliol College, Oxford(Bachelor of Artsin Modern History, 1979) andKing's College London(Master of Artsin International Relations).[1]
Military career
[edit]Mayall wascommissionedinto the15th/19th The King's Royal Hussarsin 1979.[2]From 1985 to 1988 he was seconded to theSultan of Oman's Land Forces.[1]He was operations officer for the1st Armoured Divisionin theGulf War.[2]After that he completed a Defence Fellowship atSt Antony's College, OxfordstudyingTurkishsecurity policy.[1]He then becameCommanding Officerof1st The Queen's Dragoon Guardsin 1997,[2]in which capacity he was deployed to theBritish Army Training Unit Suffieldand toNorthern Ireland.[1]
In 2001 Mayall becameCommanderof1st Mechanised Brigade,which was subsequently deployed toKosovo.[3]He received theQueen's Commendation for Valuable Servicein recognition of his "distinguished services" on the deployment.[4]Mayall was the Deputy Commanding General of theMulti-National Corps – Iraqin late 2006 and early 2007,[2]for which he was awarded anOfficer of the Legion of Meritby the United States.[5]He was appointedAssistant Chief of the General Staffin January 2007 and,[2]in 2009, becameDeputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Operations).[6]He was appointed aCompanion of the Order of the Bathin the2010 New Year Honours,[7]and made Defence Senior Advisor Middle East at theMinistry of Defencein May 2011.[8]He was replaced in that role by Lieutenant GeneralTom Beckettin late 2014,[9]having been appointed aKnight Commander of the Order of the British Empirein the2014 Birthday Honours.[10][11]
Post-retirement
[edit]In 2015, Mayall retired from military service and joinedGreenhill & Co.,an investment bank, as a senior advisor.[12]On 25 February 2015, he was appointedLieutenant of the Tower of London.[13]He retired from that post on 20 August 2021.[14]
He was appointedKing of Arms of the Order of the British Empirein May 2024.[15]
References
[edit]- ^abcd"KFOR: Basic Information".nato.int.Retrieved9 September2015.
- ^abcdeSandhurst FoundationArchived28 December 2012 atarchive.today
- ^"KFOR: Inside KFOR".nato.int.Retrieved9 September2015.
- ^"No. 56920".The London Gazette(Supplement). 29 April 2003. p. 5273.
- ^"No. 58396".The London Gazette(Supplement). 19 July 2007. p. 10416.
- ^Whitaker's Almanack 2010
- ^"No. 59282".The London Gazette(Supplement). 31 December 2009. p. 2.
- ^Service AppointmentsThe Times, 8 June 2011
- ^Service appointmentsThe Times, 1 February 2014
- ^"No. 60895".The London Gazette(Supplement). 14 June 2014. p. b6.
- ^"Queen's birthday honours list 2014: Military".The Guardian.13 June 2014.Retrieved13 June2014.
- ^Greenhill & Co., Inc. (8 September 2015)."Sir Simon Mayall Joins Greenhill as Senior Advisor in London".PR Newswire.Retrieved9 September2015.
- ^"No. 61158".The London Gazette.2 March 2015. p. 3810.
- ^"Crown Office | The Gazette".thegazette.co.uk.
- ^"No. 64397".The London Gazette.15 May 2024. p. 9430.
- 1956 births
- 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards officers
- 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars officers
- Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford
- Alumni of King's College London
- British Army lieutenant generals
- British Army personnel of the Gulf War
- British Army personnel of the Iraq War
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Living people
- Officers of the Legion of Merit
- People educated at St George's College, Weybridge
- Recipients of the Commendation for Valuable Service
- Military personnel of the Kosovo War
- British Army personnel of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)