Louis Lillywhite
Louis Lillywhite | |
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Born | 23 February 1948 |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Mentioned in Despatches |
QHS (born 23 February 1948) is a retired British Army physician and officer. He was Surgeon-General of the British Armed Forces from 2006 until December 2009. Between January 2017 and January 2022, he served as the first Master-General of the Army Medical Services[1][2]
Early life
Born to William Henry Lillywhite and Annie Kate (née Vesey), Louis Lillywhite attended
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
.
Military career
Lillywhite was commissioned on 1 October 1968 as a
mentioned in despatches.[5] He was Surgeon-General of the British Armed Forces from 2006 until December 2009.[6] He was appointed as an Officer of the Order of St John in 2007[7] and became an Honorary Member of the Society of Medical Consultants to the Armed Forces (of the USA) in 2009[8] and an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners in 2010.[9]
Lillywhite was appointed a
Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 2009 New Year Honours.[11]
Later life
In retirement, he became a member of the Bevan Commission (Wales),[12] and a Senior Consulting Fellow at the Centre on Global Health Security of the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House.[13] He was the Chief Medical Officer of St John Ambulance from 2010 – 2016, becoming a Commander of the Order of St John in 2016[14]
References
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- ^ "No. 63576". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 January 2022. p. 23984.
- ^ "No. 44695". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 October 1968. p. 11051.
- ^ "No. 45793". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 October 1972. p. 11637.
- ^ "No. 52588". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 June 1991. p. 15.
- ^ Louis Lillywhite MOD
- ^ "No. 58243". The London Gazette. 9 February 2007.
- ^ Society of Medical Consultants to the Armed Forces
- ^ Royal College of General Practitioners[permanent dead link]
- ^ "No. 49969". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1984. p. 6.
- ^ "No. 58929". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2008. p. 2.
- ^ Public Mental Health
- ^ "Lieutenant-General (Retd) Louis Lillywhite". Chatham House. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ "No. 61782". The London Gazette. 7 December 2016. p. 26036.