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Sir Anthony Richard Guy Mullens, (10 May 1936 – 27 November 2009) was a

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officer who served as Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Systems) from 1989 to 1992.

Military career

Educated at

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and the

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, Mullens was commissioned into the

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in 1956.Obituary: Lieutenant General Sir Anthony Mullens
The Times, 3 December 2009 In 1972, as chief of staff of the 8th Infantry Brigade, he handled the planning for

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, which led to the removal of the barricades in

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. He was given command of his regiment, at that time based in Germany, in 1976. He was appointed commander of the

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in 1980, Deputy Military Secretary in 1982 and

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1st Armoured Division in 1985. He went on to be

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(Operational Requirements) in 1987,Senior Ministry of Defence and Tri-service appointments
and Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Systems) in 1989. He retired in 1992. Mullens was also Colonel of the

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In retirement he became an Associate of Varley Walker & Partners, a firm of consultants.

Family

In 1964 Mullens married Dawn Pease; they had no children.

References

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