David Mark Cullen

Major General David Mark Cullen CB, OBE is a senior British Army officer. He served as the Assistant Chief of the General Staff from 2013 to 2015.

David Cullen
David Cullen
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Years of service1982–2016
RankMajor General
Commands held1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery
12th Mechanized Brigade
Battles/warsIraq War
War in Afghanistan
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Military career

After being educated at the Duke of York's Royal Military School and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Cullen was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1982.[1] He served as commanding officer of the 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery during deployment to Basra in Iraq in 2004,[2] for which he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.[3] He was made Commander of the 12th Mechanized Brigade in November 2007, in which role he saw service in Afghanistan,[4] Director of Army Staff in December 2009,[5] and Chief of Staff for Land Forces in October 2011.[6] He went on to serve as Assistant Chief of the General Staff from January 2013 to December 2015.[5][7][8] He is now an adviser to the Ministry of Defence.[9] Cullen retired from the British Army on 11 May 2016.[10]

References
  1. "No. 48995". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 May 1982. p. 7225.
  2. Heroes of Hell: our boys in Basra Sunday Mirror, 25 July 2004
  3. Bravery awards for British soldiers The Guardian, 18 March 2005
  4. 12 Brigade joins Salisbury’s Celebrations Drumbeat, August 2009
  5. "Senior Army appointments" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  6. Army saves money after soldiers get extra Xmas leave The Telegraph, 2 December 2012
  7. "Major General Nick Welch". Corenet. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  8. "Annual Newsletter" (PDF). Regimental Association of The Rifles and The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment. 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  9. "David Cullen". LinkedIn. 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  10. "No. 61656". The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 July 2016. p. 16081.
Military offices
Preceded by
James Everard		 Assistant Chief of the General Staff
2013–2015		 Succeeded by
Nick Welch
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