Allegiance United Kingdom Service/branch British Army Years of service 1974–present Education Berkhamsted School | Commands held Regional Forces Rank Lieutenant-general Name Mark Mans | |
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Battles/wars Northern Ireland
Gulf War
Bosnian War
Iraq War Awards Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service, 1996
Commander of the Order of the British Empire, 2005
United States Legion of Merit, 2006
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath, 2012 Battles and wars Northern Ireland, Gulf War, Bosnian War, Iraq War | ||
Lieutenant-General Sir Mark Francis Noel Mans KCB CBE DL (born 1955) is a senior British Army officer, who served as Adjutant-General to the Forces of the United Kingdom.
Military career
Educated at Berkhamsted School, Mark Mans was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1974. During the Gulf War he was Officer Commanding 37 Field Support Squadron. He was later deployed in Bosnia. In February 2005 he became Deputy Commanding General of the Multi-National Force – Iraq.
He served as Deputy Adjutant General, taking up that appointment in 2006, before becoming Military Secretary in March 2008. In September 2009 he was appointed Commander of Regional Forces at Land Command. Then in December 2009 he was made Adjutant-General to the Forces with responsibility for both personnel and support.
He was awarded the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in 1996, appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2005 Birthday Honours, and awarded the American Legion of Merit in December 2006. He was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 2012 New Year Honours.
Mans was appointed the Chief Royal Engineer on 14 September 2013.