Major-General Michael Dalrymple Regan (born 6 January 1942) is a former

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officer.

Military career

Educated at

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and the

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, Regan was commissioned into the

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in 1962.''

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, 2010, He became commanding officer of 3rd Battalion

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in 1982. He went on to be commander

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in 1985, Deputy Chief of Staff at Headquarters UK Land Forces in 1989 and General Officer Commanding Wales and Western District in 1991. His last appointment was as Director-General,

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in 1994 before retiring in 1996. In 1974 he married Victoria Grenfell; they have two daughters.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Regan, Michael 1942 births Living people British Army major generals Companions of the Order of the Bath Commanders of the Order of the British Empire King's Shropshire Light Infantry officers The Light Infantry officers People educated at St Boniface's Catholic College 20th-century British Army personnel Graduates of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst