Simon Lalor

Major General Simon Francis Neil Lalor, CB, TD, VR (born 1956) is a British businessman. As a Territorial Army officer, he served as Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Reserves and Cadets) from 2007 to 2010.

Simon Lalor
Birth nameSimon Francis Neil Lalor
Born1956 (age 64–65)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1976–2010
RankMajor General
Service number501631
UnitQueen's Regiment
Honourable Artillery Company
Commands heldAssistant Chief of the Defence Staff
Battles/warsOperation Banner
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath (CB)

Military service

On 6 March 1976, having graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Lalor was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the Queen's Regiment, British Army. He was given the service number 501631.[1] On 6 March 1978, he was promoted to lieutenant.[2] On 2 September 1978, he was transferred to the Regular Army Reserve of Officers thereby ending his active, full-time service.[3]

On 3 February 1979, he transferred to the Honourable Artillery Company. He retained the rank of lieutenant and given seniority in that rank from 6 August 1978.[4] He was promoted to captain on 16 April 1984.[5] While an acting major, he was promoted to major on 10 March 1990 which seniority from 1 October 1987.[6] He was promoted to lieutenant colonel on 1 October 1993,[7] and to colonel on 1 July 1996.[8] He was promoted to brigadier on 31 October 2002.[9]

On 1 March 2007, he was promoted to major general and appointed Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff.[10] This made him the senior reservist of the British Armed Forces.

Career

In 1998, he became a director of Britam Defence Limited.[11]

Honours

In August 1991, Lalor was awarded the Efficiency Decoration (Territorial) and the associated post-nominal letters TD.[12] In April 2002, he was awarded the Volunteer Reserves Service Medal.[13] In the 2010 New Year Honours, he was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB).[14][15]

RibbonAwardDetails
Order of the Bath (CB)
  • Companion
  • Awarded in 2010
General Service Medal
  • With "NORTHERN IRELAND" Clasp
Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal* United Kingdom Version of this Medal
Efficiency Decoration (Territorial) (TD)For long service
HAC ribbon
Volunteer Reserves Service Medal (VR)For long service
HAC ribbon

He was appointed Honorary Colonel of The Honourable Artillery Company on 1 October 1996.[16] His tenure ended on 1 July 1999.[17] On 1 May 2010, he was appointed Honorary Colonel Commandant of the Royal Regiment of Artillery.[18]

References
  1. "No. 46877". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 April 1976. pp. 5661–5662.
  2. "No. 47480". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 March 1978. p. 2899.
  3. "No. 47632". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 September 1978. p. 10616.
  4. "No. 48015". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 November 1979. p. 14928.
  5. "No. 49856". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 September 1984. p. 12023.
  6. "No. 52261". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 September 1990. p. 14191.
  7. "No. 53446". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 October 1993. p. 16043.
  8. "No. 54500". The London Gazette. 19 August 1996. p. 11141.
  9. "No. 56742". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 November 2002. p. 13361.
  10. "No. 58264". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 March 2007. p. 3233.
  11. "Britam Defence Limited". Duedil. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  12. "No. 52640". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 August 1991. p. 13055.
  13. "No. 56553". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 April 2002. pp. 5257–5259.
  14. "No. 59282". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2009. p. 2.
  15. "Military Division of New Year Honours List 2010" (pdf). BBC News. 31 December 2009. p. 2. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  16. "No. 54539". The London Gazette. 30 September 1996. p. 13015.
  17. "No. 55543". The London Gazette. 6 July 1999. p. 7307.
  18. "No. 59441". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 June 2010. p. 10603.
Military offices
Preceded by
The Duke of Westminster		 Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff
2007–2010		 Succeeded by
Greg Smith
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