The Army Museums Ogilby Trust is guided by a dedicated group of trustees who bring a wealth of expertise to its operations. Their role is to provide strategic oversight, ensuring that AMOT continues to support regimental and military museums in preserving and sharing Britain’s rich military history.
With a commitment to heritage, education, and the museum sector, our trustees work to uphold our mission – helping military museums safeguard their collections, engage audiences, and thrive for future generations.
Explore our trustees’ backgrounds and their contributions to AMOT.
Philip Trousdell is a retired infantry officer who joined the Royal Irish Rangers in 1969. He commanded the Gurkha Brigade in Hong Kong and was GOC Northern Ireland before retiring in 2005. He has been Chairman of the Gurkha Welfare Committee and has been a long term trustee of AMOT of which he is currently Chairman.
British history has always been a keen interest and military history is best described as an obsession. He has organised many battlefield tours both as a business venture and for friends and family.
He is a firm adherent to Colonel Robert Ogilby’s belief that serving soldiers are strengthened by a knowledge of their Regiment’s history and the Regiment’s part in the heritage of their communities. His own experience leads him to recognise the truth of Ogilby’s belief and the value to the Army as an institution and its serving members of local military museums. However, he recognises that the circumstance of 70 years ago, many county regiments with their own county town depots, is much changed and therefore how AMOT operates must continue to evolve as well.
Celia Harvey retired from the Army Reserve in 2022 as Deputy Commander Field Army and Defence Sikh Champion. A former Senior Lecturer in the North Hampshire Business School, she is now a Tribunal Member of the War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Chamber. She is passionate about championing diverse expertise and inclusivity, and is Patron of the Sikh Military Foundation.
She has been a Trustee since 2021 and is Vice Chair of AMOT, Chair of the Governance Committee and a member of the Nominations Committee.
Francesca Benetti is Task Group Manager at the Historic Environment Forum, an initiative funded by Historic England and hosted by the Heritage Alliance aimed at facilitating strategic collaboration in the historic environment sector in England. She is an archaeologist specialising in cultural policy analysis, and one of the directors of Hild, a heritage consultancy. She enjoys working in team and as a consultant she collaborated with museums in UK and Italy. She volunteers for Waterloo Uncovered, a charity that helps veterans through archaeology. In her spare time, she loves cross stitching, and visiting museums and heritage sites with friends.
Caroline Cary brings extensive experience in event organisation, fundraising and marketing to AMOT. While her ties to the military family through her husband, Brigadier Richard Cary, who served with the Royal Dragoon Guards, provide valuable insight, her achievements stand independently. Caroline has worked with numerous military-focused charities and has been involved in and led major fundraising projects, including the £15 million Remembrance Centre at the National Memorial Arboretum, Heroes Square and the Duke of Wellington’s Regimental Memorial. Renowned for her strategic planning, marketing expertise and meticulous attention to detail, she consistently delivers impactful fundraising events that support charitable causes. Her wealth of experience and proven track record make her an invaluable asset to AMOT.
She chairs the communications committee and is a member of the AMOT finance committee.
Keith is a chartered accountant. He recently retired from KPMG where he specialised in buying, selling and refinancing companies. Since 2011 Keith had several practice leadership roles in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, where his focus was on driving growth and transforming businesses. Keith served in the Regular Army for seven years after university and then for a further four years in the Inns of Court and City Yeomanry, part of the Territorial Army. Keith has a keen interest in history and is currently a director of the Museum of London Archaeology and is also a Trustee for three charities.
He is a member of the AMOT finance committee.
Colin is a private client Investment Manager at Evelyn Partners. After service in the Regular Army Colin joined NCL Investments in 1998, which merged with Smith & Williamson in 2002 which in turn became Evelyn Partners in 2022. He was made a director in 2009 and became a partner in 2013. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI). He served in the Reserve Army for 23 years and is Chairman of the Yeomanry Benevolent fund and The Staffordshire Yeomanry Old Comrades Association. He is a trustee of Hodson’s Horse British Officers’ Memorial Trust and on the Wiltshire Committee of the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust.
Colin chairs the Finance Committee for AMOT.
Angela Gill is a Senior Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University, specialising in Project Management. A qualified Curator and active Heritage Practitioner, she is Director of Heritage Rescue Agency and part-time Curator at the Staffordshire Yeomanry Museum. Angela has successfully funded, managed, and delivered heritage projects that enhance visitor experiences and promote sustainable engagement with collections. With extensive experience across the volunteer, heritage, and higher education sectors, she excels in collaboration and building lasting partnerships. Passionate about heritage, she develops innovative initiatives that preserve cultural history while ensuring accessibility and relevance for future generations.
Dair has been an AMOT Trustee since 2022.
Brigadier Allan Mallinson is a former infantry and cavalry officer, and former trustee of the museum of the 13th/18th Royal Hussars. He wrote the study into the sustainability of the regiments’ museums after the amalgamation with 15th/19th The King’s Royal Hussars to form The Light Dragoons, which established the regimental heritage fund. He is the author of the Matthew Hervey series of novels set in the cavalry of the early 19C, six books of military history including The Making of the British Army, and is The Times military obituarist.
He has been a trustee of AMOT since 2010, and chair of the grants committee since 2015.
Ed has extensive experience in the global media industry, having held senior roles at major broadcasters and production companies including National Geographic, Discovery, ITV and the BBC. Over the past two decades, he has developed, commissioned, and produced award-winning content across television, digital, and streaming platforms.
In addition to this, he founded and runs Amazing War Stories, a successful digital brand and podcast that uncovers remarkable true stories from military history. The platform works closely with military museums and heritage organisations to create engaging content that brings their collections and stories to wider audiences. Through Amazing War Stories, Ed helps museums connect with new generations, using digital storytelling to preserve and promote military history in innovative and accessible ways.
He is a member of the communications committee.
Alli is the Heritage Manager for The Royal Regiment of Scotland (SCOTS) and Curator for the Museum of The Royal Regiment of Scotland. She is responsible for ensuring that the centuries-long heritage and traditions of the regiment and its antecedents continue to be shared today, alongside the care and growth of the SCOTS Museum collection.
A qualified museum professional, Alli specialises in museum management, collections management and curatorial practice, and has a strong interest in community engagement and volunteer management. She has experience working on interpretation, design and activity planning as part of a multi-million pound NLHF-funded project, having been part of The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Museum team during their redevelopment. A keen promoter of the importance of our museum networks, Alli is a regular contributor to the Association of Scottish Military Museums, and currently serves as an Accreditation Mentor for museums in Scotland.
She is a member of the communications committee.
Paul de Zulueta served in the Welsh Guards from 1977-1987. Paul then worked in training and development for businesses both in the UK and abroad. After the company was sold in 2017, Paul became an author and has published two books: Peace, War and Whitehall, the Memoirs of Field Marshal Lord Guthrie and Those Must be The Guards, a history of the Household Division from 1969-2023. He is currently researching and writing his family’s biography, The du Mauriers, A Family Portrait.
He chairs the AMOT nominations committee.
