Mark Strudwick
Mark Strudwick | |
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Born | 19 April 1945 |
Died | 26 September 2021 | (aged 76)
Allegiance | Mentioned in Despatches (2) |
KStJ (19 April 1945 – 26 September 2021) was a British Army officer, who served as General Officer Commanding Scotland
from 1997 to 2000.
Military career
Educated at
He was appointed
Commander of the Order of the British Empire,[6] and later that same year was appointed Commander of 3rd Infantry Brigade. In 1992, Strudwick was appointed to the office of the Deputy Military Secretary at the Ministry of Defence.[5]
He was made Director of Infantry in 1996 and then
He was also
the Queen.[8]
From 2000 to 2012, he was Chief Executive of the Prince's Scottish Youth Business Trust.[7] He was Chairman of Trustees of the Royal Scots Club Edinburgh.[9]
Personal life
In 1970, Strudwick married Janet Elizabeth Coleridge Vivers; they went on to have one son and one daughter, all of whom survived him.[1][10]
Strudwick died on 26 September 2021, at the age of 76.[10]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-9711966-0-5.
- ^ "No. 44126". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 September 1966. p. 10605.
- ^ "No. 48453". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 December 1980. p. 17402.
- ^ "No. 52918". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 May 1992. p. 8169.
- ^ a b c Debrett's People of Today
- ^ "No. 52324". The London Gazette. 5 November 1990. pp. 1–4.
- ^ a b Major change of direction: Mark Strudwick Glasgow Herald, 24 June 2006
- ^ "No. 54539". The London Gazette. 30 September 1996. p. 13007.
- ^ "Major-General Strudwick appointed new Chairman of the Trustees" (PDF). Write of the Line. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Former Governor of Edinburgh Castle and aide de camp to the Queen dies, aged 76". www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com. 27 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.