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General Sir David Julian Richards (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 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.

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  • General Sir David Julian Richards (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 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.
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  • General Sir David Richards at the 2012 NATO summit in Chicago
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  • * Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
  • * Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
  • * General Service Medal with palm for Mentioned in Dispatches
  • * Commander of the Order of the British Empire
  • * Accumulated Campaign Service Medal
  • * Companion of the Distinguished Service Order
  • * International Force East Timor Medal
  • * Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
  • * OSM Afghanistan
  • * OSM Sierra Leone
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
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  • General Sir David Julian Richards (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 ISAF forces 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.
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