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Simon Pack
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Marines
Years of service1962–1997
RankMajor-General
Commands held45 Commando
British Forces Gibraltar
Battles/warsIndonesia–Malaysia confrontation
The Troubles
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Major-General Simon James Pack CB CBE is a retired Royal Marines officer.

Military career

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Educated at Fernden Preparatory School in Surrey and Hurstpierpoint College, Pack was commissioned into the Royal Marines in 1962.[1] As a junior officer he was deployed to Sarawak during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation.[1] After serving in Northern Ireland during The Troubles, he became Commanding Officer of 45 Commando in 1987, Director Commitments (Overseas) in 1990 during the Gulf War and Commander British Forces Gibraltar in 1994.[1]

Since his retirement from the Royal Marines in 1997, Pack has been International Teams Director of the England and Wales Cricket Board[2] and Partnership Secretary of Gill Jennings & Every, a law firm.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Profile: Major-General Simon Pack CB, CBE". The Gibraltar Magazine. July 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  • ^ "Profile: Maj-Gen Simon Pack RM". ESPNcricinfo. 25 April 1999. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  • ^ "Simon Pack" (PDF). GJE. Retrieved 16 August 2014.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Simon_Pack&oldid=1221784166"

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