CHICKEN, Simon Timothy

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Rank: 
Major General
Unit / Base: 
'3 Commando Brigade, Royal Marines'
Regiment/Corps: 
Royal Marines
Service: 
Royal Navy
Number: 
N025815E
Honours & Awards: 
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Major General Simon Timothy Chicken RM
Captain Simon Timothy Chicken was appointed M.B.E. (Military Division) in recognition of gallant and distinguished service in Northern Ireland during the period 1st October 1994 to 31st March 1995 [1].
  • 2001 (Lieutenant Colonel) Commanding Officer 45 Commando Group [2].
  • 29 April 2003 (Colonel) appointed O.B.E. (Military Division) in recognition of gallant and distinguished service in Afghanistan in 2002 [3].
  • 1 November 2011 (Brigadier) promoted to Major General [4].
  • 7 December 2013 to retired list [5].
Operational deployments included:
1979/1980 Operation BANNER, Northern Ireland.
1982 Operation CORPORATE, Falkland Islands.
1984 Operation TOSCA, UN Interim Force, Cyprus.
1994/1995 Operation BANNER, Northern Ireland.
1998 Operation LADBROKE, Congo.
2000 Operation PALLISER, Sierra Leone.
2000/2001 Operation AGRICOLA, Kosovo.
2002 Operation JACANA, Afganistan.
2010/2011 Operation TELIC, Iraq.
 
Sources
[1] London Gazette 54212, page 15367.
[2] Globe and Laurel May-June 2001 edition.
[3] London Gazette 56920, page 5273.
[4] London Gazette 59967, page 21833.
[5] London Gazette 60759, page 1159.
[Deployments and Image]  Courtesy of and © Maj. Gen. S.T. Chicken OBE, RM.
 
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