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Mark Jeremy Strudwick (19 April 1945 – 26 September 2021) was a

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officer, who served as General Officer Commanding Scotland from 1997 to 2000.

Military career

Educated at St Edmund's School in

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and the

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, Strudwick was commissioned into the

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in 1966. He was twice mentioned in despatches for his service in

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. He was appointed Commanding Officer of 1st Bn the Royal Scots in 1984 and then became an instructor at the Staff College, Camberley, in 1987.Debrett's People of Today
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, and later that same year was appointed Commander of

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. In 1992, Strudwick was appointed to the office of the Deputy Military Secretary at the Ministry of Defence. He was made Director of Infantry in 1996 and then General Officer Commanding Scotland in 1997; in that role he was simultaneously Governor of Edinburgh Castle. He retired in 2000.Major change of direction: Mark Strudwick
Glasgow Herald, 24 June 2006 He was also Aide-de-Camp to

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. From 2000 to 2012, he was Chief Executive of the Prince's Scottish Youth Business Trust. He was Chairman of Trustees of the Royal Scots Club Edinburgh.

Personal life

In 1970, Strudwick married Janet Elizabeth Coleridge Vivers; they went on to have one son and one daughter, all of whom survived him. Strudwick died on 26 September 2021, at the age of 76.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Strudwick, Mark 1945 births 2021 deaths Academics of the Staff College, Camberley British Army major generals Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Royal Scots officers People educated at St Edmund's School Canterbury Graduates of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst British military personnel of The Troubles (Northern Ireland)