David Howell (British Army officer)

David Malcolm Howell, OBE
Allegiance United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Rank Major General
Commands held Director General, Army Legal Services
Battles/wars The Troubles
Gulf War
Awards Companion of the Order of the Bath
Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Major General David Malcolm Howell, CB, OBE is a barrister and retired British Army officer who was, until January 2011, Director General, Army Legal Services.[1]

Military career

He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1991, having served in Northern Ireland[2] and Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 2006 Queen's Birthday Honours.[3]

He was promoted to captain on 9 June 1975[4] and transferred from a short-service to a regular commission on 25 February 1977, retaining the rank of captain with seniority from 9 June 1975.[5] He was promoted to major in 1982[6] and resigned his commission later the same year,[7] but was reinstated on 12 March 1984, with seniority from 22 September 1983.[8] He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1988.[9] He served in Iraq during the Gulf War[10] in 1991 and promoted to colonel on 30 June 1998, with seniority from the same date,[11] and to brigadier in 2001.[12]

He was appointed Director General, Army Legal Services in 2003[13]—a position he held until his retirement on 28 January 2011.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 59686. p. 1649. 1 February 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 52705. p. 16847. 4 November 1991. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 58014. p. 2. 17 June 2006. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  4. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 46638. p. 9326. 21 July 1975. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  5. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 47198. p. 5209. 19 April 1977. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  6. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 48865. p. 797. 18 January 1982. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  7. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 49069. p. 10133. 2 August 1982. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  8. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 49727. p. 6450. 4 May 1984. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  9. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 51234. p. 1486. 8 February 1988. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  10. ↑ "Iraq Accuses Britain of Killing Gulf War PoWs". Politics '97. BBC. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  11. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 55181. p. 7122. 29 June 1998. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  12. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 56261. p. 7807. 3 July 2001. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  13. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 56837. p. 1389. 4 February 2003. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
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