Mark Mans

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Template:Short description Template:EngvarB Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Lieutenant General Sir Mark Francis Noel Mans, Script error: No such module "If empty". (born 1955) is a senior British Army officer, who served as Adjutant-General to the Forces of the United Kingdom from 2009 to 2012.

Military career

Educated at Berkhamsted School,[1] Mans was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1974.[2] In 1991 during the Gulf War he was Officer Commanding 37 Field Squadron.[3] Later in 1995 he deployed to Bosnia[4] in command of 21 Engineer Regiment.[5] In February 2005 he became Deputy Commanding General of the Multi-National Force – Iraq.[6]

Mans served as Deputy Adjutant General,[7] taking up that appointment in 2006, before becoming Military Secretary in March 2008.[4] In September 2009 he was appointed Commander Regional Forces at Land Command.[4] Then in December 2009 he was made Adjutant-General to the Forces with responsibility for both personnel and support.[8] Mans served as the Chief Royal Engineer from 2013[9] to 2018.[10]

Mans was awarded the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in 1996,[11] appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2005 Birthday Honours,[12] and awarded the American Legion of Merit in December 2006.[13] He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the 2012 New Year Honours.[14][15] He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire in October 2012.[16]

References

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  1. ↑ Berkhamsted School Script error: No such module "webarchive". Alumnus, 4 July 2007
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  7. ↑ Army Opens New Court Martial Centre Script error: No such module "webarchive". Ministry of Defence, 1 August 2006
  8. ↑ Army conducts top level organisational review Script error: No such module "webarchive". Defence News, 9 December 2009
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  15. ↑ New Year Honours List 2012: full list, Telegraph.co.uk
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Military offices
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check Deputy Commanding General Multi-National Corps – Iraq
February – August 2005 Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check Military Secretary
2008–2009 Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check Commander Regional Forces
September – December 2009 Template:S-ttl/check 		Post abolished
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check Adjutant General
2009–2012 Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
Honorary titles
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check Chief Royal Engineer
2013–2018 Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
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