Sir Simon Mayall | |
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![]() Simon Mayall in Hohenfels, Germany in 2008 | |
Born | 7 March 1956 |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1979–2015 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Commands held |
1st Mechanised Brigade 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards |
Battles/wars |
Gulf War Kosovo War Iraq War War in Afghanistan |
Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service Officer of the Legion of Merit (United States) |
Lieutenant General Sir Simon Vincent Mayall, KBE, CB (born 7 March 1956) is a retired British Army officer and a Middle East Adviser at the Ministry of Defence.
Mayall was educated at St George's College, Weybridge, Balliol College, Oxford ( Bachelor of Arts in Modern History, 1979) and King's College London ( Master of Arts in International Relations). [1]
Mayall was commissioned into the 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars in 1979. [2] From 1985 to 1988 he was seconded to the Sultan of Oman's Land Forces. [1] He was operations officer for the 1st Armoured Division in the Gulf War. [2] After that he completed a Defence Fellowship at St Antony's College, Oxford studying Turkish security policy. [1] He then became Commanding Officer of 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards in 1997, [2] in which capacity he was deployed to the British Army Training Unit Suffield and to Northern Ireland. [1]
In 2001 Mayall became Commander of 1st Mechanised Brigade, which was subsequently deployed to Kosovo. [3] He received the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in recognition of his "distinguished services" on the deployment. [4] Mayall was the Deputy Commanding General of the Multi-National Corps – Iraq in late 2006 and early 2007, [2] for which he was awarded an Officer of the Legion of Merit by the United States. [5] He was appointed Assistant Chief of the General Staff in January 2007 and, [2] in 2009, became Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Operations). [6] He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 2010 New Year Honours, [7] and made Defence Senior Advisor Middle East at the Ministry of Defence in May 2011. [8] He was replaced in that role by Lieutenant General Tom Beckett in late 2014, [9] having been appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2014 Birthday Honours. [10] [11]
In 2015, Mayall retired from military service and joined Greenhill & Co., an investment bank, as a senior advisor. [12] On 25 February 2015, he was appointed Lieutenant of the Tower of London. [13] He retired from that post on 20 August 2021. [14]
He was appointed King of Arms of the Order of the British Empire in May 2024. [15]
Sir Simon Mayall | |
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![]() Simon Mayall in Hohenfels, Germany in 2008 | |
Born | 7 March 1956 |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1979–2015 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Commands held |
1st Mechanised Brigade 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards |
Battles/wars |
Gulf War Kosovo War Iraq War War in Afghanistan |
Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service Officer of the Legion of Merit (United States) |
Lieutenant General Sir Simon Vincent Mayall, KBE, CB (born 7 March 1956) is a retired British Army officer and a Middle East Adviser at the Ministry of Defence.
Mayall was educated at St George's College, Weybridge, Balliol College, Oxford ( Bachelor of Arts in Modern History, 1979) and King's College London ( Master of Arts in International Relations). [1]
Mayall was commissioned into the 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars in 1979. [2] From 1985 to 1988 he was seconded to the Sultan of Oman's Land Forces. [1] He was operations officer for the 1st Armoured Division in the Gulf War. [2] After that he completed a Defence Fellowship at St Antony's College, Oxford studying Turkish security policy. [1] He then became Commanding Officer of 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards in 1997, [2] in which capacity he was deployed to the British Army Training Unit Suffield and to Northern Ireland. [1]
In 2001 Mayall became Commander of 1st Mechanised Brigade, which was subsequently deployed to Kosovo. [3] He received the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in recognition of his "distinguished services" on the deployment. [4] Mayall was the Deputy Commanding General of the Multi-National Corps – Iraq in late 2006 and early 2007, [2] for which he was awarded an Officer of the Legion of Merit by the United States. [5] He was appointed Assistant Chief of the General Staff in January 2007 and, [2] in 2009, became Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Operations). [6] He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 2010 New Year Honours, [7] and made Defence Senior Advisor Middle East at the Ministry of Defence in May 2011. [8] He was replaced in that role by Lieutenant General Tom Beckett in late 2014, [9] having been appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2014 Birthday Honours. [10] [11]
In 2015, Mayall retired from military service and joined Greenhill & Co., an investment bank, as a senior advisor. [12] On 25 February 2015, he was appointed Lieutenant of the Tower of London. [13] He retired from that post on 20 August 2021. [14]
He was appointed King of Arms of the Order of the British Empire in May 2024. [15]