IAN MCLEOD   CMG OBE MC MA   BRIGADIER (RTD) 

BATTLE FIELD TOUR GUIDE.  INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS



Ian McLeod is a former career officer in the British Army, who retired as a brigadier in 1995. He was commissioned into the Parachute Regiment in 1961 and saw early service in the Gulf and Arabian Peninsula, including operational service in Aden. He has commanded at all levels up to brigade and had been a company and battalion commander on internal security operations in Northern Ireland. He has held training appointments at a recruit training establishment and at the Jungle Warfare School in Malaysia.

He has held staff appointments in the Ministry of Defence, in a brigade headquarters and at the British Army Staff College and has served twice with the US Army. His last appointment was as Defence Advisor (Attache) in Pakistan. On retiring from the army in 1995, he was employed in various posts in the peace process in the Former Yugoslavia, including the International Conference on Former Yugoslavia Monitoring Mission, the European Community Monitoring Mission, the Office of the High Representative and the Kosovo Verification Mission.

He joined the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in 1999 and to date has worked in over 40 countries to promote training in the Law of Armed Conflict within armed forces. He has worked, both on training and operations, with national, NATO, UN and African Union forces to develop a better working understanding between them and humanitarian organisations. Since 2008, he has worked as an occasional battlefield tour guide, specialising in the North African campaign of WW2, and holds an MA in Military History from the University of Buckingham.



TOPICS:

• Outline of World War 1

• Gallipoli Campaign 1915

• North Africa WW2

• Humanity on the Battlefield, the Story of the Red Cross

• From Slaves to Soldiers, the Story of the West Indian Regiment

• Additional Comment: Presentations can be made available for any campaigns particularly relevant to any cruise area from any period of history.

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