Michael Riddell-Webster
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Michael Riddell-Webster
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| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |
 British Army |
| Years of service | 1983 - |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands held | 1st Bn the Black Watch 39th Infantry Brigade |
| Battles/wars | Iraq War |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order |
Major-General Michael Lawrence Riddell-Webster CBE, DSO is a British Army officer who currently serves as Governor of Edinburgh Castle.
Military career
Educated at Harrow School and Heriot-Watt University, Riddell-Webster was commissioned into the Black Watch in 1983.[1] After serving in the Former Republic of Yugoslavia, for which he was awarded the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in 2001,[2] he became commanding officer of 1st Battalion the Black Watch in December 2000 and commanded it during the Iraq War in 2003[3] for which he was awarded the DSO.[4] He went on to be Deputy Director Equipment Capability (Ground Manoeuvre) at the Ministry of Defence in October 2003 and Commander of 39th Infantry Brigade in Northern Ireland in December 2005[5] for which he was also awarded the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in 2007.[6] After that he became Director of the Army Division at the Joint Services Command and Staff College in September 2007,[7] Head of Capability (Ground Manoeuvre) at the Ministry of Defence in December 2008 and Director of the Defence College of Management and Technology in January 2012.[8] After retiring from the Regular Army in September 2014, he became Governor of Edinburgh Castle in October 2015.[1]
References
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- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 56541. p. 4811. 19 April 2002. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
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- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 57100. p. 4. 31 October 2003. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
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- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 58633. p. 3612. 7 March 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
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