David Wilson (Royal Marines officer)

Major General David Wilson, CB, CBE (born 1949) is a Royal Marines officer who briefly served as Commandant General Royal Marines from February to August 2004.

David Wilson
Major General Wilson in 2015
Born1949 (age 71–72)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Marines
Years of service1969–2004
RankMajor General
Commands heldCommandant General Royal Marines
3 Commando Brigade
45 Commando
Special Boat Service
Battles/warsOperation Banner
Kosovo War
Iraq War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Mentioned in Despatches

Military career

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 CENTCOM at 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]

Later life

In retirement, he became Director of a United Nations programme engaged in disarming warlords and disbanding illegal armed groups in Afghanistan.[2]

References
  1. "No. 51087". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 October 1987. p. 12661.
  2. Berwick Consultants Archived 26 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Royal Navy Senior Appointments Archived 15 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Whitaker's Almanack 2000
  5. Defence questions Hansard, 4 June 2007
  6. "Iraq Inquiry" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  7. Whitaker's Almanack 2005
Military offices
Preceded by
Anthony Milton		 Commandant General Royal Marines
February 2004 – August 2004		 Succeeded by
James Dutton
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