Alexander Harley

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Military career

Educated at Caterham School, Alexander Harley was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1962.[1] He was mentioned in despatches for services in Northern Ireland in 1978.[2] He was appointed Commanding Officer of 19th Regiment Royal Artillery in 1979, Commander of 33rd Armoured Brigade in 1985 and Assistant Chief of Staff Operations for the Northern Army Group in 1988.[3] He went on to be Assistant Chief of Defence Staff in 1990 and Commander of British Forces Cyprus and Administrator of the Sovereign Base Areas in 1993.[3]

Harley became Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Commitments) in 1995[4] and Adjutant-General to the Forces in 1997[5] before he retired in August 2000.[6] He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1981 Queen's Birthday Honours[7] and a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1991 Queen's Birthday Honours.[8]

Retirement

In 2001 he became Master Gunner, St. James's Park, a post he gave up in 2008.[9] In retirement he also became an advisor to Thales Air Systems and a vice-president of Raleigh International.[10]

Family

In 1967 he married Christina Valentine Butler-Cole and they went on to have two sons.[3]

References

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Military offices
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check Commander British Forces Cyprus
1993–1995 Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Commitments)
1995–1997 Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check Adjutant General
1997–2000 Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
Honorary titles
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check Master Gunner, St. James's Park
2001–2008 Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check Colonel Commandant and President, Honourable Artillery Company
1998–2003 Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by

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