Anna-Lee Reilly

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Lieutenant General

Anna-Lee Reilly

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Birth nameAnna-Lee Shorters
Born (1974-12-31) 31 December 1974 (age 51)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchBritish Army
Service years1997–present
RankLieutenant General
UnitRoyal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
ConflictsIraq War
Alma materCranfield University
King's College London

Lieutenant General Anna-Lee Reilly (née Shorters; born 31 December 1974) is a British engineer and British Army officer. Her early career was spent with Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, as a staff officer, and then working for Defence Equipment and Support within the Ministry of Defence.

Early life and education

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Reilly was born on 31 December 1974 in Exeter, Devon, England.[1] She studied information systems and management at Cranfield University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in 1996.[2] She later undertook two master's degrees: a Master of Science (MSc) degree in designing information systems at Cranfield (2006); and a Master of Arts (MA) degree at King's College London in defence studies (2012).[2] She is undertaking a doctorate at King's College London focussed on the integration of women into the British Army.[3]

Military career

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Reilly joined the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in 1997.[4] She became interested in engineering after being commissioned to the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME).[4] She was commissioned in the REME, British Army, as a second lieutenant on 13 December 1997, with seniority in that rank from 10 December 1994, and was promoted the same day to lieutenant with seniority from 10 December 1996.[5] She was promoted to captain on 13 June 2000.[6] She was an assistant equerry to the Philip, Duke of Edinburgh between 2003 and 2008.[2] She was the first female engineering officer attached to the Household Cavalry Regiment, commanding a Light Aid Detachment that deployed with them during Op TELIC (Iraq War).[4][7] Having attended Staff College, she was promoted to major on 31 July 2005.[8] She also commanded REME troops in Germany, Bosnia, and Kosovo.[4]

In 2013, Reilly was promoted to lieutenant colonel.[4] From 2013 to 2016, she was commanding officer of 4 Armoured Close Support Battalion REME.[2] Since then she has been responsible for the deployment of UK troops overseas.[4] In 2022, Reilly was appointed Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) Director of Operations. The Operations Directorate brings people together from across DE&S to increase the UK's ability to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine.[9][10] Her team were recognised at the Government Commercial Function Awards in 2023 with the Best Team of the Year and the Overall 2023 Commercial Excellence Award.[9] In 2024, Reilly was awarded the Order of Merit (Ukraine) Third Class by President Zelenskyy

On 18 August 2025, Reilly was appointed Director General Core Delivery for DE&S and promoted to lieutenant general.[11][12] She is only the second woman in the British Army and the sixth REME officer to reach the rank of lieutenant general.[7]

Reilly was appointed Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2024.[4][13] In the 2024 King's Birthday Honours, she appointed Companion of the Bath (CB).[14][15][16]

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