Martin Bricknell
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| Rank | Acting Lieutenant General |
| Unit | Royal Army Medical Corps |
| Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan |
Lieutenant General Martin Charles Marshall Bricknell QHP is a British Army officer who currently serves as Surgeon General of the British Armed Forces.
Military career
Bricknell commanded 22 Field Hospital in the Balkans.[1] He went on to become Chief Medical Adviser at Headquarters Allied Rapid Reaction Corps in which capacity he was deployed as Medical Adviser at Headquarters International Security Assistance Force in 2006 and then as Medical Adviser at Headquarters Regional Command (South) in 2010.[2] He became Head of Medical Operations and Capability in Headquarters Surgeon General in 2015 and Director of Medical Policy, Operations and Capability at the Ministry of Defence as well as Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Health) in December 2015.[1][3] Bricknell received a US Bronze Star Medal for distinguished services in Afghanistan on 26 February 2015.[4]
In May 2018, he was appointed Surgeon-General of the British Armed Forces with the acting rank of Lieutenant-general.[5]
References
- 1 2 "Martin CM Bricknell". Leaders in Healthcare. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ↑ "The Operational Context for Military Health Services Support" (PDF). Medical Planning. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ↑ "No. 61436". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 December 2015. p. 24563.
- ↑ "No. 61155". The London Gazette. 26 February 2015. p. 3474.
- ↑ "No. 62336". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 June 2018. p. 11298.
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| Preceded by Alasdair Walker |
Surgeon General of the British Armed Forces 2018– |
Incumbent |