Lieutenant General Sir Mark Francis Noel Mans, (born 1955) is a senior British Army officer, who served as Adjutant-General to the Forces of the United Kingdom from 2009 to 2012.
Military career Educated at Berkhamsted School,Berkhamsted School Alumnus, 4 July 2007 Mans was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1974. In 1991 during the Gulf War he was Officer Commanding 37 Field Squadron.Small Wars: Gulf Units Later in 1995 he deployed to BosniaTA Quarterly September 2009 in command of 21 Engineer Regiment. In February 2005 he became Deputy Commanding General of the Multi-National Force – Iraq.U.S. Pushing Roadside, Car-Bomb Awareness Washington Times, 25 May 2005
Mans served as Deputy Adjutant General,Army Opens New Court Martial Centre Ministry of Defence, 1 August 2006 taking up that appointment in 2006, before becoming Military Secretary in March 2008. In September 2009 he was appointed Commander Regional Forces at Land Command. Then in December 2009 he was made Adjutant-General to the Forces with responsibility for both personnel and support.Army conducts top level organisational review Defence News, 9 December 2009 Mans served as the Chief Royal Engineer from 2013 to 2018.
Mans was awarded the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in 1996, appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2005 Birthday Honours, and awarded the American Legion of Merit in December 2006. He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the 2012 New Year Honours.New Year Honours List 2012: full list, Telegraph.co.uk He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire in October 2012.
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