David Wilson (Royal Marines officer) (original) (raw)
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| David Wilson | |
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 Major General Wilson in 2015 |
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| Born | 1949 (age 75–76) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service / branch | Royal Marines |
| Years of service | 1969–2004 |
| Rank | Major general |
| Commands | Commandant General Royal Marines3 Commando Brigade45 CommandoSpecial Boat Service |
| Battles / wars | Operation BannerKosovo WarIraq War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the BathCommander of the Order of the British EmpireMentioned in dispatches |
Major General David Wilson, CB, CBE (born 1949) is a retired senior Royal Marines officer who briefly served as Commandant General Royal Marines from February to August 2004.
Wilson joined the Royal Marines in 1969 and went on to serve in Northern Ireland in 1987.[1] He was mentioned in despatches later that year "in recognition of distinguished service" during the deployment.[1] He commanded the Special Boat Service,[2] as well as being Commanding Officer of 45 Commando from 1993 and commander of 3 Commando Brigade from 1998.[3] From December 1999 he was Chief of Staff at NATO Joint Headquarters North.[4] He was later deployed to Kosovo, where he became co-chairman of the Kosovo Security Committee.[2] He was the Senior British Representative to United States Central Command in Tampa, Florida, from October 2002 to October 2003[5] (in which role he was involved in planning for the Iraq War)[6] and became Commandant General Royal Marines in February 2004,[3] before retiring later that year.[7]
In retirement, Wilson became Director of a United Nations programme engaged in disarming warlords and disbanding illegal armed groups in Afghanistan.[2]
- ^ a b "No. 51087". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 October 1987. p. 12661.
- ^ a b c Berwick Consultants Archived 26 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Royal Navy Senior Appointments Archived 15 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Whitaker's Almanack 2000
- ^ Defence questions Hansard, 4 June 2007
- ^ "Iraq Inquiry" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
- ^ Whitaker's Almanack 2005
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded byAnthony Milton | Commandant General Royal Marines February – August 2004 | Succeeded byJames Dutton |
- 1949 births
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- Living people
- Royal Marines major generals
- British military personnel of the Iraq War
- British military personnel of The Troubles (Northern Ireland)
- Military personnel of the Kosovo War
- 20th-century Royal Marines personnel
- 21st-century Royal Marines personnel