Ian Freer (British Army officer)
Major-General Ian Lennox Freer CB CBE (born 18 May 1941[1]) is a former British Army officer who commanded 5th Division.
Ian Freer | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 May 1941 (age 82) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Service number | 468998 |
| Commands held | Wales and Western District 5th Infantry Division |
| Battles/wars | Operation Banner |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Military career
Freer was educated at George Watson's College, Edinburgh, then attended Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.[1] He was commissioned into the Staffordshire Regiment in 1961.[2] He was appointed Chief of British Mission to Soviet Forces in Europe in 1989 and then served as Commander Land Forces in Northern Ireland from 1991 to 1994 during the troubles.[3] He went on to be General Officer Commanding Wales and Western District in 1994 and General Officer Commanding 5th Division in 1995 before retiring in 1996.[4]
He was also given the colonelcy of the Staffordshire Regiment from 1990 to 1995.[5]
On his retirement in 1996 he settled in Melbourne, Australia, and became chairman of Ocean Software.[6]
References
- FREER, Maj. Gen. Ian Lennox, Who's Who 2016, A & C Black, 2016 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2015)
- "No. 42480". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 October 1961. p. 7196.
- Michael Evans, Security squads join forces, The Times, 1 July 1992
- Army Commands Archived 5 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- "The Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's)". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 3 March 2007. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
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