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- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) abstract "General David Julian Richards, Baron Richards of Herstmonceux GCB, CBE, DSO, ADC Gen (born 4 March 1952) is a retired senior British Army officer who was formerly the Chief of the Defence Staff, the professional head of the British Armed Forces. 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 he commanded International Security Assistance Force elements in Southern Afghanistan as a lieutenant general between 2006 and 2008.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.".
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) award Distinguished_Service_Order.
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) award Mentioned_in_dispatches.
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) award Order_of_the_Bath.
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) award Order_of_the_British_Empire.
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) battle International_Force_for_East_Timor.
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) battle Sierra_Leone_Civil_War.
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) battle The_Troubles.
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) battle War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%93present).
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) birthDate "1952-03-04".
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) birthYear "1952".
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) militaryBranch British_Army.
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) militaryCommand "3rd Royal Horse Artillery".
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) militaryCommand "4th Armoured Brigade".
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) militaryCommand "Allied Rapid Reaction Corps".
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) militaryCommand "Chief of the Defence Staff".
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) militaryCommand "Chief of the General Staff".
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) militaryCommand "International Security Assistance Force".
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) serviceEndYear "2013".
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) serviceStartYear "1971".
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) thumbnail Gen._Sir_David_Richards_at_NATO_Summit_in_Chicago_May_20,_2012.jpg?width=300.
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- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) wikiPageExternalLink ChiefOfTheDefenceStaff.htm.
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- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) after Peter_Wall_(British_Army_officer).
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) awards Distinguished_Service_Order.
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) awards Mentioned_in_dispatches.
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) awards Order_of_the_Bath.
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) awards Order_of_the_British_Empire.
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) battles International_Force_for_East_Timor.
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) battles Sierra_Leone_Civil_War.
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) battles The_Troubles.
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) battles War_in_Afghanistan_(2001–present).
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) birthDate "1952-03-04".
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) birthName "David Julian Richards".
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) branch "23".
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) caption "General Sir David Richards at the 2012 NATO summit in Chicago".
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) commands Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(United_Kingdom).
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) commands Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(United_Kingdom).
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) commands Headquarters_Allied_Rapid_Reaction_Corps.
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) commands International_Security_Assistance_Force.
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) commands "3".
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) commands "4".
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) dateOfBirth "1952-03-04".
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) group "60".
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) groupstyle "background:white".
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) hasPhotoCollection David_Richards_(British_Army_officer).
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) list "* Accumulated Campaign Service Medal".
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) list "* Commander of the Order of the British Empire".
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) list "* Companion of the Distinguished Service Order".
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) list "* General Service Medal with palm for Mentioned in Dispatches".
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) list "* International Force East Timor Medal".
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) list "* Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath".
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) list "* OSM Afghanistan".
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) list "* OSM Sierra Leone".
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) list "* Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal".
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) list "* Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal".
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) list "Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath".
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) listclass "hlist".
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) name "Lord Richards of Herstmonceux".
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) name "Richards, Sir David".
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) navbar "plain".
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) placeofburialLabel "Place of burial".
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) rank General_(United_Kingdom).
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) rows "2".
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) serviceyears "1971".
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) shortDescription "British general".
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) style "width:315px; float:right".
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) title Assistant_Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(United_Kingdom).
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) title Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(United_Kingdom).
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) title Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(United_Kingdom).
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) title Commander-in-Chief,_Land_Forces.
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) title Headquarters_Allied_Rapid_Reaction_Corps.
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) title "Commander, International Security Assistance Force".
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) title "Decorations".
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) wordnet_type synset-person-noun-1.
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) years "2002".
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) years "2005".
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) years "2006".
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) years "2008".
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) years "2009".
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) years "2010".
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) description "British general".
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) description "British general".
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) subject Category:1952_births.
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) subject Category:Alumni_of_Cardiff_University.
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) subject Category:British_Army_generals.
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) subject Category:British_Army_personnel_of_the_War_in_Afghanistan_(2001–present).
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) subject Category:British_military_personnel_of_the_Sierra_Leone_Civil_War.
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) subject Category:Chiefs_of_the_Defence_Staff_(United_Kingdom).
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) subject Category:Chiefs_of_the_General_Staff_(United_Kingdom).
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) subject Category:Commanders_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire.
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) subject Category:Companions_of_the_Distinguished_Service_Order.
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) subject Category:Crossbench_life_peers.
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) subject Category:Graduates_of_the_Staff_College,_Camberley.
- David_Richards_(British_Army_officer) subject Category:Knights_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath.