Timothy Sulivan Explained

Timothy Sulivan
Birth Date:1946
Allegiance: United Kingdom
Branch: British Army
Serviceyears:1966-2001
Rank:Major-General
Commands:The Blues and Royals
7th Armoured Brigade
4th Division
Battles:Operation Banner
Bosnian War
Gulf War
Awards:Companion of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Bronze Star Medal (US)

Major-General Timothy John Sulivan CB CBE DL (born 1946) is a former British Army officer who commanded 4th Division.

Military career

Sulivan was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1966 and transferred into the Blues and Royals in 1980. He became commanding officer of the Blues and Royals in the late 1980s.[1]

He served as the only non-US member of General Norman Schwarzkopf's strategic planning team during the Gulf War[2] for which he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire and awarded the Bronze Star Medal (US) in March 1991.

He went on to become Commander of 7th Armoured Brigade in 1991, Principal Staff Officer to the Chief of the Defence Staff in 1993[3] and Director-General for Doctrine and Development in 1994.[4] After that he became Chief of Staff for the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps in Bosnia in 1996 and General Officer Commanding 4th Division in 1998 before he retired in 2001.[4]

In retirement he has become vice president for customer relations with General Dynamics (UK) Ltd.[2]

Notes and References

  1. The Blues and Royal Journal, 1988, page 1, Foreword by Commanding Officer Lt Col T J Sulivan
  2. Web site: Board and Senior Management Appointment. https://web.archive.org/web/20120314133429/http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?type=news&code=cotn%3APEG.L&it=&articleid=4286342&format=reformatted&action=article . dead . 14 March 2012 . Screen plc. 2 January 2020.
  3. http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Ministry%20of%20Defence%20Senior%20Posts.pdf Senior Tri-service and Ministry of Defence Posts
  4. http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf Army Commands