David Mark Cullen
David Cullen | |
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Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1982–2016 |
Rank | Major General |
Commands held |
1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery 12th Mechanized Brigade |
Battles/wars |
Iraq War War in Afghanistan |
Awards |
Companion of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
Major General David Mark Cullen CB, OBE is a senior British Army officer. He served as the Assistant Chief of the General Staff from 2013 to 2015.
Military career
Cullen was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1982.[1] He served as commanding officer of the 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery during deployment to Basra in Iraq in 2004,[2] for which he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.[3] He was made Commander of the 12th Mechanized Brigade in November 2007, in which role he saw service in Afghanistan,[4] Director of Army Staff in December 2009,[5] and Chief of Staff for Land Forces in October 2011.[6] He went on to serve as Assistant Chief of the General Staff from January 2013 to December 2015.[5][7][8] He is now an adviser to the Ministry of Defence.[9] Cullen retired from the British Army on 11 May 2016.[10]
References
- ↑ "No. 48995". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 May 1982. p. 7225.
- ↑ Heroes of Hell: our boys in Basra Sunday Mirror, 25 July 2004
- ↑ Bravery awards for British soldiers The Guardian, 18 March 2005
- ↑ 12 Brigade joins Salisbury’s Celebrations Drumbeat, August 2009
- 1 2 "Senior Army appointments" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ↑ Army saves money after soldiers get extra Xmas leave The Telegraph, 2 December 2012
- ↑ "Major General Nick Welch". Corenet. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ↑ "Annual Newsletter" (PDF). Regimental Association of The Rifles and The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment. 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ↑ "David Cullen". LinkedIn. 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ↑ "No. 61656". The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 July 2016. p. 16081.
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Military offices | ||
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Preceded by James Everard |
Assistant Chief of the General Staff 2013–2015 |
Succeeded by Nick Welch |