Graeme Lamb

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Graeme Lamb
1953-
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Lieutenant-General Graeme Lamb Photo: Crown copyright
Allegiance Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service 1973—
Rank Lieutenant-General
Commands held 1Bn Queen's Own Highlanders
5th Airborne Brigade
3rd (UK) Mechanised Division
Battles/wars Northern Ireland
Bosnian war
Iraq War
Awards Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service
Mention in Despatches

Lieutenant-General Graeme Cameron Maxwell Lamb CMG, DSO, OBE (b. 21 May 1953) is Commander Field Army at Land Command.

[edit] Career

Educated at Rannoch School and Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, he was commissioned into the Queen's Own Highlanders as a second lieutenant on 8 March 1973.[1] He has served in Northern Ireland and in various theatres of war including Bosnia.

Lamb was promoted lieutenant on 8 September 1974,[2] captain on 8 March 1979,[3] and in 1981 he was Mentioned in Despatches for service in Northern Ireland.[4] In the 1988 Queen's Birthday Honours he was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE).[5] He was promoted lieutenant-colonel on 30 December 1990 (with seniority from 30 June 1990),[6] and commanded 1st Battalion the Queen's Own Highlanders from 1991 to 1993. On 26 April 1994 he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for his service in the Gulf War in 1991, and awarded a Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service for operational service in Northern Ireland in 1993.[7] He was promoted colonel on 30 June 1994,[8] and brigadier on 30 June 1996,[9] when he was appointed Commander of 5th Airborne Brigade. He then went on to join the staff of the Joint Services Command and Staff College.[10]

In the 2003 Queen's Birthday Honours he was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG).[11] On 2 July 2003 he was appointed General Officer Commanding 3rd (UK) Mechanised Division and promoted to major general. The formation deployed to Iraq, for the Iraq War. For his service in Iraq, he was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) on 23 April 2004.[12]

In 2005 he became Director-General, Training Support and on 7 September 2006 he was appointed Deputy Commanding General of the Multi-National Force-Iraq, and Senior British Military Representative (Iraq); and promoted lieutenant-general.[13]

On 19 October 2007 he became Commander Field Army,[14] and on 6 November received the honorary appointemtn of Colonel Commandant, Small Arms School Corps.[15]

[edit] Interests

He represented Sandhurst at modern pentathlon; won the army bobsleigh championship in 1975, also coming fifth in the Briths national championship and 31st in the Nations Cup; and is chairman of the army snowboarding association.[10]

[edit] References

  1. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 45956, pages 4932–4934, 16 April 1973. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
  2. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 46419, page 12158, 2 December 1974. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
  3. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 47797, page 3697, 19 March 1979. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
  4. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 48822, page 15924, 14 December 1981. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
  5. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 51365, page 6, 10 June 1988. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
  6. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 52427, page 1043, 21 January 1991. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
  7. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 53653, pages 6166–6169, 25 April 1994. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
  8. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 53724, page 9605, 4 July 1994. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
  9. ^ London Gazette: no. 54453, page 8911, 1 July 1996. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
  10. ^ a b NATO Allied Rapid Reaction Force journal, Introductions. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
  11. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 56963, page 3, 14 June 2003. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
  12. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 57269, page 5132, 23 April 2004. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
  13. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 58095, page 12411, 12 September 2006. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
  14. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 58489, page 15280, 23 October 2007. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
  15. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 58503, page 16056, 6 November 2007. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.