Scott Grant
Lieutenant General Sir Scott Grant | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 September 1944 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1965–2000 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands | Royal College of Defence Studies UK Support Command (Germany) |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Lieutenant General Sir Scott Carnegie Grant, KCB (born 28 September 1944) is a former British Army officer who served as Quartermaster-General to the Forces from 1998 to 2000.
Military career
[edit]Educated at The King's School, Pontefract, the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and Clare College, Cambridge, Scott Grant was commissioned into the Corps of Royal Engineers in 1965.[1] He became Director-General Training & Doctrine for the Army in 1991,[2] Team Leader for the Command Structure Review in 1993,[3] and General Officer Commanding UK Support Command (Germany) in 1994.[4] In 1996 he became Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies,[5] and in 1998 he was appointed Quartermaster-General to the Forces.[6] He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the 1999 New Year Honours,[7] and retired in 2000.[8]
Grant was also Chief Royal Engineer,[9] Colonel of the Queen's Lancashire Regiment,[10] and Colonel Commandant of The King's Division and the Royal Engineers.[11][12]
In retirement Grant was appointed Director of Customer Support for Thales Defence.[13]
Personal life
[edit]Grant married in 1973 and has a son and a daughter.
References
[edit]- ^ "No. 43768". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 September 1965. p. 8891.
- ^ "No. 52653". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 September 1991. p. 13738.
- ^ "No. 53271". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 April 1993. p. 6483.
- ^ "No. 53587". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 February 1994. p. 2316.
- ^ "No. 54265". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1995. p. 61.
- ^ "No. 55240". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 September 1998. p. 9457.
- ^ "No. 55354". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1998. p. 2.
- ^ "No. 55866". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 June 2000. p. 6153.
- ^ "No. 55481". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 May 1999. p. 5195.
- ^ "No. 53164". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 January 1993. p. 102.
- ^ "No. 54694". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 March 1997. p. 2674.
- ^ "No. 54918". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 October 1997. p. 11544.
- ^ General joins Thales Defence Jane's Defence Industry, 2001