CHICKEN, Simon Timothy
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Rank:
Major General
Unit / Base:
'3 Commando Brigade, Royal Marines'
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Marines
Service:
Royal Navy
Service Number:
N025815E
Honours & Awards:
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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