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[[Garrison Sergeant Major]] '''William Daran Gillduff "Bill" Mott''', {{post-nominals|size=100%|sep=,|OBE|MVO}} is a former [[British Army]] soldier, who was one of the army's most senior [[warrant officer (United Kingdom)|warrant officer]]s between 2002 and 2015.<ref>'Senior Army NCO gives action figures authentic voice' (Ministry of Defence, 10 June 2011) https://www.gov.uk/government/news/senior-army-nco-gives-action-figures-authentic-voice (Accessed 10 March 2015)</ref>


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Mott was brought up in [[Overpool]], [[Cheshire]], before enlisting into the [[1st Battalion, Welsh Guards]] in April 1979. He saw operational tours in [[The Troubles|Northern Ireland]] and during the [[Falklands War]] in 1982. He served at the [[Royal Military Academy Sandhurst]] as a [[colour sergeant]], [[company sergeant major]], and [[regimental sergeant major]], before becoming Garrison Sergeant Major (GSM) at [[HQ Northern Ireland]]. He became GSM [[London District (British Army)|HQ London District]] in late 2002 and oversaw his first [[Trooping the Colour]] parade as GSM in June 2003. He was subsequently in charge of organising, choreographing and overseeing all major state ceremonial occasions.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hardman |first=Robert |date=12 November 2007 |title=Prince William holds back the tears in emotional tribute to Britain's war dead |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-493057/Prince-William-holds-tears-emotional-tribute-Britains-war-dead.html |newspaper=The Daily Mail |location=London |accessdate=10 March 2015 }}</ref><ref>WO1 (GSM) W D G 'Billy' Mott OBE MVO, Welsh Guards http://www.trooping-the-colour.co.uk/gsm/bmott.htm (Accessed 10 March 2015)</ref> From 2003 he was also a pivotal figure in organising the repatriation ceremonies for British soldiers killed in action during operations in the [[Iraq War]] and the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–14)|War in Afghanistan]].
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[[Garrison sergeant major|Garrison Sergeant Major]] '''William Daran Gillduff Mott''' {{post-nominals|size=100%|OBE|MVO}} is a former [[British Army]] soldier, who was one of the army's most senior [[warrant officer (United Kingdom)|warrant officer]]s between 2002 and 2015.<ref>'Senior Army NCO gives action figures authentic voice' (Ministry of Defence, 10 June 2011) https://www.gov.uk/government/news/senior-army-nco-gives-action-figures-authentic-voice (Accessed 10 March 2015)</ref>


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Mott was appointed an [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] in the [[2007 Birthday Honours]]. In the [[2012 Diamond Jubilee Honours]] he was appointed a [[Member of the Royal Victorian Order]] for his personal service to the monarch during the [[Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Rayner |first=Gordon |date=3 June 2012 |title=The Queen's Diamond Jubilee: Happy and glorious, the river Queen |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/the_queens_diamond_jubilee/9309856/The-Queens-Diamond-Jubilee-Happy-and-glorious-the-river-Queen.html |newspaper=The Telegraph |location=London |accessdate=10 March 2015 }}</ref> Mott was granted [[Freedom of the City]] of London in November 2013.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=18 November 2013 |title=Sergeant Major Bill Mott: Deeside man given Freedom of City of London |url=http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/sergeant-major-bill-mott-deeside-6314730 |newspaper=North Wales Daily Post |location= |accessdate=10 March 2015 }}</ref> He retired from the army in June 2015 following Trooping the Colour, during which the Welsh Guards marked the centennial year of their foundation.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=16 June 2015 |title=Billy Mott Gives his Final Salute to The Queen |url=https://www.armedforcesday.org.uk/billy-mott-gives-his-final-salute-to-the-queen/ |newspaper=Armed Forces Day website |location= |accessdate=21 October 2015 }}</ref>
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Mott was brought up in [[Overpool]], [[Cheshire]], before enlisting into the [[1st Battalion, Welsh Guards]] in April 1979. He saw operational tours in [[The Troubles|Northern Ireland]] and during the [[Falklands War]] in 1982. He served at the [[Royal Military Academy Sandhurst]] as a [[colour sergeant]], [[company sergeant major]], and [[regimental sergeant major]], before becoming Garrison Sergeant Major (GSM) at [[HQ Northern Ireland]]. He became GSM [[London District (British Army)|HQ London District]] in late 2002 and oversaw his first [[Trooping the Colour]] parade as GSM in June 2003. He was subsequently in charge of organising, choreographing and overseeing all major state ceremonial occasions.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hardman |first=Robert |date=12 November 2007 |title=Prince William holds back the tears in emotional tribute to Britain's war dead |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-493057/Prince-William-holds-tears-emotional-tribute-Britains-war-dead.html |newspaper=The Daily Mail |location=London |accessdate=10 March 2015 }}</ref><ref>WO1 (GSM) W D G 'Billy' Mott OBE MVO, Welsh Guards http://www.trooping-the-colour.co.uk/gsm/bmott.htm (Accessed 10 March 2015)</ref> From 2003 he was also a pivotal figure in organising the repatriation ceremonies for British soldiers killed in action during operations in the [[Iraq War]] and the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–14)]].

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Mott was appointed [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] in the [[2007 Birthday Honours]]. In the [[2012 Diamond Jubilee Honours]] he was appointed [[Member of the Royal Victorian Order]] for his personal service to the monarch during the [[Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Rayner |first=Gordon |date=3 June 2012 |title=The Queen's Diamond Jubilee: Happy and glorious, the river Queen |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/the_queens_diamond_jubilee/9309856/The-Queens-Diamond-Jubilee-Happy-and-glorious-the-river-Queen.html |newspaper=The Telegraph |location=London |accessdate=10 March 2015 }}</ref> Mott was granted [[Freedom of the City]] of London in November 2013.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=18 November 2013 |title=Sergeant Major Bill Mott: Deeside man given Freedom of City of London |url=http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/sergeant-major-bill-mott-deeside-6314730 |newspaper=North Wales Daily Post |location= |accessdate=10 March 2015 }}</ref> He retired from the army in June 2015 following Trooping the Colour, during which the Welsh Guards marked the centennial year of their foundation.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=16 June 2015 |title=Billy Mott Gives his Final Salute to The Queen |url=https://www.armedforcesday.org.uk/billy-mott-gives-his-final-salute-to-the-queen/ |newspaper=Armed Forces Day website |location= |accessdate=21 October 2015 }}</ref>


In February 2014, Mott publicly warned that cuts to the British defence budget were threatening to undermine the future spectacle of state ceremonial events in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite news |last=Drury |first=Ian |date=4 February 2014 |title=Cuts 'threaten military pomp': Officer in charge of organising state occasions says redundancies mean he is struggling to 'produce the same spectacle' |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2551270/Cuts-threaten-military-pomp-Officer-charge-organising-state-occasions-says-redundancies-mean-struggling-produce-spectacle.html |newspaper=The Daily Mail |location=London |accessdate=10 March 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Swinford |first=Steven |date=2 February 2014 |title=Defence cuts threat to Britain's biggest ceremonial events |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/10613317/Defence-cuts-threat-to-Britains-biggest-ceremonial-events.html |newspaper=The Telegraph |location=London |accessdate=12 March 2015 }}</ref>
In February 2014, Mott publicly warned that cuts to the British defence budget were threatening to undermine the future spectacle of state ceremonial events in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite news |last=Drury |first=Ian |date=4 February 2014 |title=Cuts 'threaten military pomp': Officer in charge of organising state occasions says redundancies mean he is struggling to 'produce the same spectacle' |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2551270/Cuts-threaten-military-pomp-Officer-charge-organising-state-occasions-says-redundancies-mean-struggling-produce-spectacle.html |newspaper=The Daily Mail |location=London |accessdate=10 March 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Swinford |first=Steven |date=2 February 2014 |title=Defence cuts threat to Britain's biggest ceremonial events |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/10613317/Defence-cuts-threat-to-Britains-biggest-ceremonial-events.html |newspaper=The Telegraph |location=London |accessdate=12 March 2015 }}</ref>


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William D. G. "Bill" Mott
Mott at the Garter Service at Windsor Castle.
Nickname(s)Bill or Billy
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
Years of service1979–2015
RankWarrant Officer Class 1
UnitWelsh Guards
Battles / warsThe Troubles
Falklands War
AwardsOfficer of the Order of the British Empire
Member of the Royal Victorian Order

Garrison Sergeant Major William Daran Gillduff "Bill" Mott, OBE, MVO is a former British Army soldier, who was one of the army's most senior warrant officers between 2002 and 2015.[1]

Mott was brought up in Overpool, Cheshire, before enlisting into the 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards in April 1979. He saw operational tours in Northern Ireland and during the Falklands War in 1982. He served at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst as a colour sergeant, company sergeant major, and regimental sergeant major, before becoming Garrison Sergeant Major (GSM) at HQ Northern Ireland. He became GSM HQ London District in late 2002 and oversaw his first Trooping the Colour parade as GSM in June 2003. He was subsequently in charge of organising, choreographing and overseeing all major state ceremonial occasions.[2][3] From 2003 he was also a pivotal figure in organising the repatriation ceremonies for British soldiers killed in action during operations in the Iraq War and the War in Afghanistan.

Mott was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2007 Birthday Honours. In the 2012 Diamond Jubilee Honours he was appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order for his personal service to the monarch during the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II.[4] Mott was granted Freedom of the City of London in November 2013.[5] He retired from the army in June 2015 following Trooping the Colour, during which the Welsh Guards marked the centennial year of their foundation.[6]

In February 2014, Mott publicly warned that cuts to the British defence budget were threatening to undermine the future spectacle of state ceremonial events in the United Kingdom.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ 'Senior Army NCO gives action figures authentic voice' (Ministry of Defence, 10 June 2011) https://www.gov.uk/government/news/senior-army-nco-gives-action-figures-authentic-voice (Accessed 10 March 2015)
  2. ^ Hardman, Robert (12 November 2007). "Prince William holds back the tears in emotional tribute to Britain's war dead". The Daily Mail. London. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  3. ^ WO1 (GSM) W D G 'Billy' Mott OBE MVO, Welsh Guards http://www.trooping-the-colour.co.uk/gsm/bmott.htm (Accessed 10 March 2015)
  4. ^ Rayner, Gordon (3 June 2012). "The Queen's Diamond Jubilee: Happy and glorious, the river Queen". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Sergeant Major Bill Mott: Deeside man given Freedom of City of London". North Wales Daily Post. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  6. ^ "Billy Mott Gives his Final Salute to The Queen". Armed Forces Day website. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  7. ^ Drury, Ian (4 February 2014). "Cuts 'threaten military pomp': Officer in charge of organising state occasions says redundancies mean he is struggling to 'produce the same spectacle'". The Daily Mail. London. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  8. ^ Swinford, Steven (2 February 2014). "Defence cuts threat to Britain's biggest ceremonial events". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
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