Loading AI tools
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Major General David Mark Cullen, CB, OBE is a senior British Army officer. He served as the Assistant Chief of the General Staff from 2013 to 2015.
David Cullen | |
|---|---|
Major General David Cullen in 2015. | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1982–2016 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Service number | 513865 |
| Unit | Royal Artillery |
| Commands | 12th Mechanized Brigade 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery |
| Battles / wars | Iraq War War in Afghanistan |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
After being educated at the Duke of York's Royal Military School and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Cullen was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1982.[1] He served as commanding officer of the 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery during deployment to Basra in Iraq in 2004,[2] for which he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.[3] He was made Commander of the 12th Mechanized Brigade in November 2007, in which role he saw service in Afghanistan,[4] Director of Army Staff in December 2009,[5] and Chief of Staff for Land Forces in October 2011.[6] He went on to became Deputy Commanding General-Support, III Corps and Fort Hood in October 2012[5] and served as Assistant Chief of the General Staff from January 2013 to December 2015.[5][7][8] Cullen retired from the British Army on 11 May 2016.[9]
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
