Michael Wilkes

Sir Michael Wilkes
Born	1941
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1961 - 1995
Rank	General
Commands held	22 SAS 22 Armoured Brigade 3rd Armoured Division Commander UK Field Army
Battles/wars	Gulf War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire

General Sir Michael John Wilkes KCB CBE KStJ (born 1941) is a former Adjutant-General to the Forces in the United Kingdom.

Military career

Educated at the King's School, Rochester,^[1] Michael Wilkes was commissioned in to the Royal Artillery in 1961.^[2] He served as Commanding Officer of 22 SAS^[3] and was appointed Commander of 22 Armoured Brigade in 1984^[1] and Director SAS in 1986.^[4] He was appointed General Officer Commanding 3rd Armoured Division in 1988^[1] and Commander UK Field Army and Inspector General of the Territorial Army in 1990,^[1] remaining in that post until 1993.^[5] During Operation Granby he was the Land Deputy to the Joint Commander Gulf Forces who was based at HQ Strike Command.^[1] In 1993 he became Adjutant General:^[6] he retired from the British Army in 1995.^[7]

He was awarded the OBE in December 1979,^[8] the CBE in June 1988^[9] and KCB in December 1990.^[10] In 1995 he also became a knight of the Venerable Order of Saint John.^[11]

In 1995 he became Lieutenant Governor of Jersey,^[12] a post he held until 2001. In 2008 he became a Director of Heritage Oil^[13] and of Stanley Gibbons.^[14]

Family

He is married to Anne and has one son.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f} Debrett's People of Today 1994
2. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 42291. p. 1615. 3 March 1961. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
3. ^ Pegasus Bridge Fund
4. ^ Army Commands
5. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 53299. p. 8194. 11 May 1993. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
6. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 53312. p. 9062. 17 May 1993. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
7. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 54153. p. 12372. 12 September 1995. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
8. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 48041. p. 4. 31 December 1979. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
9. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 51365. p. 5. 11 June 1988. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
10. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 52382. p. 2. 31 December 1990. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
11. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 54218. p. 15693. 20 November 1995. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
12. ^ London Gazette: no. 54161. p. 12691. 19 September 1995. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
13. ^ Heritage Oil Reuters, 28 March 2008
14. ^ Stanley Gibbons Group Reuters, 16 January 2008

Military offices
Preceded by John Foley	Director SAS 1986–1988	Succeeded by Michael Rose
Preceded by Edward Jones	General Officer Commanding the 3rd Armoured Division 1988–1990	Succeeded by Christopher Wallace
Preceded by Sir David Ramsbotham	Commander UK Field Army 1990–1993	Succeeded by Sir Michael Rose
Preceded by Sir David Ramsbotham	Adjutant General 1993–1995	Succeeded by Sir Michael Rose
Government offices
Preceded by Sir John Sutton	Lieutenant Governor of Jersey 1995 – 2001	Succeeded by Sir John Cheshire

Persondata
Name	Wilkes, Michael
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1941
Place of birth	Canada
Date of death
Place of death	Invincible