David Howell (British Army officer)

David Malcom Howell, OBE
Allegiance	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 Malcom 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} London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 59686. p. 1649. 1 February 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
2. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 52705. p. 16847. 4 November 1991. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
3. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 58014. p. 2. 17 June 2006. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
4. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 46638. p. 9326. 21 July 1975. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
5. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 47198. p. 5209. 19 April 1977. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
6. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 48865. p. 797. 18 January 1982. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
7. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 49069. p. 10133. 2 August 1982. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
8. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 49727. p. 6450. 4 May 1984. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
9. ^ 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). http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/politics97/news/09/0909/iraq.shtml. Retrieved 4 March 2011. 
11. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 55181. p. 7122. 29 June 1998. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
12. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 56261. p. 7807. 3 July 2001. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
13. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 56837. p. 1389. 4 February 2003. Retrieved 3 March 2011.

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