David Jenkins (British Army officer)
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Major General David John Malcolm Jenkins CB CBE (born 2 January 1945) is a retired British Army officer and a former Master-General of the Ordnance.
2 January 1945[1]
United Kingdom
British ArmyDavid Jenkins | |
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| Born | David John Malcolm Jenkins 2 January 1945[1] Burton, Staffordshire, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Service years | 1965–2000 |
Rank | Major General |
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| Unit | Queen's Own Hussars |
| Commands | Royal Military College of Science |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Military career
Jenkins was commissioned into the Queen's Own Hussars in 1965.[2]
In 1994, he became Commandant of the Royal Military College of Science.[3] Then in 1996 he was appointed Director-General for Land Systems[4] and in 1998 he became an Executive Director at the Defence Procurement Agency and Master-General of the Ordnance.[5] He retired in 2000.[6]
He was appointed colonel of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers in 1997[7] He was then briefly Colonel Commandant of the Royal Armoured Corps[8] in 1999, before becoming Colonel of the Queen's Royal Hussars later in the year.[9]
In retirement, he became Under-Treasurer at Gray's Inn.[10]