Allegiance United Kingdom Role Physician Years of service 1968–2009 Battles and wars Gulf War | Battles/wars Gulf War Service/branch British Army Name Louis Lillywhite Rank Lieutenant-general | |
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Born 23 February 1948 (age 76) ( 1948-02-23 ) Commands held Surgeon-General of the British Armed Forces (2006–09)
Director General Army Medical Services (2003–06) Education King Edward VI School, Lichfield, University of London Awards Order of the Bath, Order of the British Empire, Mentioned in dispatches | ||
Lieutenant General Louis Patrick Lillywhite (born 23 February 1948) is a retired British Army physician and officer. He was Surgeon-General of the British Armed Forces from 2006 until December 2009.
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Early life
Born to William Henry Lillywhite and Annie Kate (née Vesey), Louis Lillywhite attended King Edward VI School and the University of Wales College of Medicine and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
Military career
Lillywhite was commissioned on 1 October 1968 as a second lieutenant (on probation). He was promoted to lieutenant on 7 July 1971 and to captain on 2 August 1972. He served as a medical officer and during the Gulf War in 1991, where he was mentioned in despatches. He was Surgeon-General of the British Armed Forces from 2006 until December 2009. He became an Honorary Member of the Society of Medical Consultants to the Armed Forces (of the USA) in 2009 and an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners in 2010.
Lillywhite was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1984, and Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2009 New Year Honours.
Later life
In retirement, he became a member of the Bevan Commission (Wales).