Major-General Timothy John Sulivan CB CBE DL (born 1946) is a former British Army officer who commanded 4th Division.

Timothy Sulivan
Born1946
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service / branch British Army
Years of service1966-2001
RankMajor-General
CommandsThe Blues and Royals
7th Armoured Brigade
4th Division
Battles / warsOperation Banner
Bosnian War
Gulf War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Bronze Star Medal (US)[1]

Military career

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Sulivan was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1966[2] and transferred into the Blues and Royals in 1980.[3] He became commanding officer of the Blues and Royals in the late 1980s.[4]

He served as the only non-US member of General Norman Schwarzkopf's strategic planning team during the Gulf War[5] for which he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire[6] and awarded the Bronze Star Medal (US) in March 1991.[1]

He went on to become Commander of 7th Armoured Brigade in 1991, Principal Staff Officer to the Chief of the Defence Staff in 1993[7] and Director-General for Doctrine and Development in 1994.[8] After that he became Chief of Staff for the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps in Bosnia in 1996 and General Officer Commanding 4th Division in 1998 before he retired in 2001.[8]

In retirement he has become vice president for customer relations with General Dynamics (UK) Ltd.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "No. 53326". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 June 1993. p. 1.
  2. ^ "No. 44126". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 September 1966. p. 10605.
  3. ^ "No. 48108". The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 February 1980. p. 3029.
  4. ^ The Blues and Royal Journal, 1988, page 1, Foreword by Commanding Officer Lt Col T J Sulivan
  5. ^ a b "Board and Senior Management Appointment". Screen plc. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  6. ^ "No. 52588". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 June 1991. p. 24.
  7. ^ Senior Tri-service and Ministry of Defence Posts
  8. ^ a b Army Commands Archived 5 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
Military offices
Preceded by General Officer Commanding the 4th Division
1998–2001
Succeeded by