Gerry Mayhew
Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
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Early life and education
Mayhew was born on 15 February 1969 in Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, (now in the West Midlands), England. He was educated at St Benedict's Catholic High School, a voluntary aided Catholic school in Alcester, Warwickshire, and at Alcester Grammar School, a grammar school in Alcester.[1]
Military career
Mayhew was commissioned into the
In January 2013, Mayhew was appointed
In August 2018, Mayhew succeeded Air Vice Marshal
In April 2022 Mayhew accepted the freedom of Causeway Coasts and Glens Borough, on behalf of the RAF, at a ceremony in Limavady, County Londonderry. The town held a parade and saw a fly past of a Boeing P-8 Poseidon. The RAF were based in Limavady and in the nearby village of Ballykelly during World War Two.[12]
Mayhew was criticised in an employment tribunal case in October 2023 in which he was found to have offered "hollow and unconvincing evidence" in a claim by a serving military officer.[13]
References
- ^ Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2016; online edn, Nov 2016 accessed 7 Nov 2017
- ^ "No. 51524". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 November 1988. p. 12505.
- ^ a b "RAF Leuchars commander to oversee handover to army". The Courier. 12 February 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ^ "Senior Appointments". raf.mod.uk. Royal Air Force. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ^ "Senior Appointments". raf.mod.uk. Royal Air Force. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ^ "No. 61256". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 June 2015. p. B7.
- ^ "Senior Appointments". raf.mod.uk. Royal Air Force. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ^ "Senior Appointments". raf.mod.uk. Royal Air Force. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "Senior Appointments". raf.mod.uk. Royal Air Force. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "No. 63571". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 2022. p. N2.
- ^ "The Military Division of the New Year Honours 2022". GOV.UK. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "Royal Air Force given freedom of Causeway Coast and Glens". 8 April 2022 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Reserved Judgement: Allan Steele v. The Ministry of Defence" (PDF). Employment Tribunals. 28 April 2023. p. 12. Retrieved 20 October 2023.