Nigel Richards (British Army officer)

Nigel Richards
Born 1945
Allegiance United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service 1965-1998
Rank Major-General
Commands held 7th Regiment Royal Horse Artillery
5th Airborne Brigade
4th Division
Battles/wars Bosnian War
Awards Companion of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Major-General Nigel William Fairbairn Richards CB CBE (born 15 August 1945) is a former British Army officer who commanded 4th Division.

Military career

Educated at Peterhouse, Cambridge,[1] Richards was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1965.[2] He was given command of 7th Regiment Royal Horse Artillery in 1983.[2] He was appointed Commander of 5th Airborne Brigade in 1989, Director of Army Staff Duties at the Ministry of Defence in 1991 and Chief of Combat Support for the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps in 1994 during the Bosnian War.[2] His last appointment was as General Officer Commanding 4th Division in 1996 before he retired in 1998.[2]

References

Military offices
Preceded by
Division Reformed in 1995
(Post last held by Anthony Denison-Smith)
General Officer Commanding the 4th Division
19961998
Succeeded by
Timothy Sulivan
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