Mark Strudwick
Mark Strudwick | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 April 1945 |
| Died | 26 September 2021 (aged 76) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1966–2000 |
| Rank | Major-general |
| Service number | 481880 |
| Unit | Royal Scots |
| Commands | 1st Battalion, Royal Scots 3rd Infantry Brigade General Officer Commanding Scotland |
| Battles / wars | Operation Banner |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Knight of the Order of St John Mentioned in Despatches (2) |
Major-General Mark Jeremy Strudwick CBE 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
[edit]Educated at St Edmund's School in Canterbury and the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst,[1] Strudwick was commissioned into the Royal Scots in 1966.[2] He was twice mentioned in despatches for his service in Northern Ireland.[3][4]
He was appointed Commanding Officer of 1st Bn the Royal Scots in 1984 and then became an instructor at the Staff College, Camberley, in 1987.[5] In 1990, Strudwick was made a 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 General Officer Commanding Scotland in 1997; in that role he was simultaneously Governor of Edinburgh Castle.[5] He retired in 2000.[7]
He was also Aide-de-Camp to 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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b Peter Beauclerk Dewar (2001). Burke's Landed Gentry the Kingdom in Scotland. Burke's Peerage and Gentry. p. 1448. 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.
- 1945 births
- 2021 deaths
- Academics of the Staff College, Camberley
- British Army major generals
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- Royal Scots officers
- People educated at St Edmund's School Canterbury
- Graduates of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
- British military personnel of The Troubles (Northern Ireland)
- 20th-century British Army personnel