Sir Mark Mans | |
Allegiance: | United Kingdom |
Branch: | British Army |
Serviceyears: | 1974–2018 |
Rank: | Lieutenant General |
Commands: | Personnel & Support Command Regional Forces 21 Engineer Regiment 37 Field Squadron |
Battles: | The Troubles Gulf War Bosnian War Iraq War |
Awards: | Knight 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, (born 1955) is a senior British Army officer, who served as Adjutant-General to the Forces of the United Kingdom from 2009 to 2012.
Educated at Berkhamsted School,[1] Mans was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1974. In 1991 during the Gulf War he was Officer Commanding 37 Field Squadron.[2] Later in 1995 he deployed to Bosnia[3] in command of 21 Engineer Regiment.[4] In February 2005 he became Deputy Commanding General of the Multi-National Force – Iraq.[5]
Mans served as Deputy Adjutant General,[6] taking up that appointment in 2006, before becoming Military Secretary in March 2008.[3] In September 2009 he was appointed Commander Regional Forces at Land Command.[3] Then in December 2009 he was made Adjutant-General to the Forces with responsibility for both personnel and support.[7] Mans served as the Chief Royal Engineer from 2013 to 2018.
Mans was awarded the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in 1996, appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2005 Birthday Honours, and awarded the American Legion of Merit in December 2006. He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the 2012 New Year Honours.[8] He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire in October 2012.[9]
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