Back ديفيد ريتشاردز (ضابط في الجيش البريطاني) Arabic David J. Richards German David Richards Spanish David Richards Estonian دیوید جولیان ریچاردز Persian David Richards (officier britannique) French David Richards NB David Richards (generał) Polish David Richards (militar) Portuguese Ричардс, Дэвид, барон Ричардс из Херстмонсо Russian
The Lord Richards of Herstmonceux | |
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| Born | 4 March 1952 RAF Fayid, Kingdom of Egypt |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1971–2013 |
| Rank | General |
| Service number | 491024 |
| Unit | Royal Artillery |
| Commands | Chief of the Defence Staff Chief of the General Staff International Security Assistance Force Allied Rapid Reaction Corps 4th Armoured Brigade 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery |
| Battles / wars | The Troubles International Force East Timor Sierra Leone Civil War War in Afghanistan |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches Commander of the Order of Rokel (Sierra Leone) |
General David Julian Richards, Baron Richards of Herstmonceux, GCB, CBE, DSO, DL (born 4 March 1952) is a retired senior British Army officer and Peer who was formerly the Chief of the Defence Staff, the professional head of the British Armed Forces.[1] He succeeded Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup in this role on 29 October 2010.
Richards served in the Far East, Germany and Northern Ireland with the Royal Artillery before commanding forces in East Timor and most notably Sierra Leone, where his action without official sanctioning protected Freetown from rebel attacks during the Sierra Leone Civil War. Richards has also served with NATO as a major general, and as a lieutenant general he commanded the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan between 2006 and 2007 during its expansion across the whole country.
Richards became Commander-in-Chief, Land Forces of the British Army in 2008 and held this role until 2009 when he was appointed Chief of the General Staff, the head of the British Army. He was appointed as Chief of the Defence Staff the following year. He was succeeded by General Sir Nicholas Houghton on 18 July 2013.
In 2014, Richards was created a Life Peer taking the title Baron Richards of Herstmonceux. He currently sits in the House of Lords as a crossbencher. In December 2015, it was announced that he had joined the global advisory board of asset management firm CQS.[2][3] He has also worked as an advisor to the government of the United Arab Emirates and US-based arms company DynCorp.[4]
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- ^ Sam Coates Published at 12:01AM, June 1, 2015 (1 June 2015). "Ex-army chief lands job with Gulf state". The Times. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
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