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FIELD MARSHAL SIR RICHARD VINCENT GBE KCB DSO

CHIEF OF THE DEFENCE STAFF

Born: London 23 August 1931

Career Details:

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21

1950

1951

1951-5

1955-58

1959-60

1960-61

1962

1963-65

1966-68

1968-69

1970-72

1972

1972-73

1973-75

1976-77

1978

1979-80

Enlisted for National Service in the Royal Artillery

National Service Commission in the Royal Artillery

Regimental Service in BAOR

Regular Commission granted in 1953

Regimental Service in the UK (Lieutenant)

Long Gunnery Staff Course (Guided Weapons)

Radar Research Establishment Malvern (Guided Weapons Division)

Regimental Service in BAOR (Captain)

Technical Staff Course Royal Military College of Science (Captain)

Army Staff Course, Staff College (Major)

Regimental Service (Battery Commander) in Commonwealth Brigade, Malaysia (Major)

Staff Appointment in Ministry of Defence (MGO's Staff) (Major)

Command of 12th Light Air Defence Regiment in BAOR-UK-Northern Ireland (in infantry role) (Lieutenant Colonel)

United Nations Sponsored Peacekeeping Seminar Helsinki (Representing CGS)

Directing Staff, Army Staff College (Lieutenant Colonel)

Military Director of Studies, Royal Military College of Science (Colonel)

Commander 19 Airportable (Infantry) Brigade (Brigadier)

Royal College of Defence Studies (Brigadier)

Deputy Military Secretary, Ministry of Defence (Brigadier)

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