David Howell (British Army officer)

David Malcolm Howell, CB OBE
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service / branch British Army
RankMajor General
CommandsDirector General, Army Legal Services
Battles / warsThe Troubles
Gulf War
AwardsCompanion 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. ^ a b "No. 59686". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 February 2011. p. 1649.
  2. ^ "No. 52705". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 November 1991. p. 16847.
  3. ^ "No. 58014". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 June 2006. p. 2.
  4. ^ "No. 46638". The London Gazette (Supplement). 21 July 1975. p. 9326.
  5. ^ "No. 47198". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 April 1977. p. 5209.
  6. ^ "No. 48865". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 January 1982. p. 797.
  7. ^ "No. 49069". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 August 1982. p. 10133.
  8. ^ "No. 49727". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 May 1984. p. 6450.
  9. ^ "No. 51234". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 February 1988. p. 1486.
  10. ^ "Iraq Accuses Britain of Killing Gulf War PoWs". Politics '97. BBC. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  11. ^ "No. 55181". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 June 1998. p. 7122.
  12. ^ "No. 56261". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 July 2001. p. 7807.
  13. ^ "No. 56837". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 February 2003. p. 1389.