General Sir David Richards

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/General_Sir_David_Richards
GPTKB entity
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Officer_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Order_of_the_Cross_of_Terra_Mariana
gptkb:Order_of_the_Star_of_Romania
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkb:Queen's_Commendation_for_Valuable_Service
gptkb:Legion_of_Merit_(United_States)
gptkbp:birthDate 1952-03-04
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Tidworth,_Wiltshire,_England
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:NATO_Allied_Rapid_Reaction_Corps
gptkb:Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff
gptkb:Chief_of_the_General_Staff
gptkb:International_Security_Assistance_Force_(ISAF)
gptkbp:dateCreated 2014-02-14
gptkbp:education gptkb:Wellington_College
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
gptkbp:honorificPrefix gptkb:General
GCB DSO OBE DL
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Sir David Richards
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:militaryConflict gptkb:Sierra_Leone_Civil_War
gptkb:War_in_Afghanistan_(2001–2021)
gptkb:Bosnian_War
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork leadership in Afghanistan
command of ISAF
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:British_Army_officer
gptkbp:peerage gptkb:peer
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Air_Chief_Marshal_Sir_Jock_Stirrup
gptkbp:rank gptkb:General
gptkbp:retired 2013
gptkbp:serviceYears 1971–2013
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Caroline_Richards
gptkbp:successor gptkb:General_Sir_Nicholas_Houghton
gptkbp:title gptkb:Baron_Richards_of_Herstmonceux
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Royal_College_of_Defence_Studies
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6