serviceyears branch commands allegiance awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
1966 -- 2000 united kingdom 1st commanding scotland battalion royal scots 3rd infantry brigade general officer united kingdom commander of the order of st john mentioned in despatches -lrb- of 2 -rrb- the order of the british empire knight operation banner 19 april 1945 major general mark strudwick
 mark strudwick
mark strudwick

major general mark jeremy strudwick -lrb- born 19 april 1945 -rrb- is a retired british army officer , who served as general officer commanding scotland from 1997 to 2000 .
