Lieutenant General Sir Gary Robert Coward, KBE, CB (born 26 August 1955) is a retired senior British Army officer, who served as Chief of Materiél (Land) and Quartermaster-General to the Forces from September 2009 until his retirement in May 2012.
Sir Gary Coward | |
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| Born | 26 August 1955 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Years of service | 1974–2012 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Service number | 497393 |
| Unit | Army Air Corps |
| Commands held | 1 Regiment Army Air Corps and Joint Helicopter Command |
| Battles/wars | Bosnian War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Military career edit
Coward was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1974,[1] but transferred to the Army Air Corps in 1983.[2] In 1995 he was deployed to the Bosnia and was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire for his service there.[3] He provided daily briefings on television from Sarajevo during the conflict.[4]
He was appointed Director of Equipment Capability at the Ministry of Defence in 2003,[5] and then moved on to be Commander Joint Helicopter Command in 2005.[6] In 2007 he moved on again to be Chief of Staff at Permanent Joint Headquarters in Northwood.[7] He was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 2008 Queen's Birthday Honours.[8]
In September 2009 he was made Chief of Materiel (Land)[9] and Quartermaster-General.[10]
He was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 2012 Birthday Honours.[11]
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References edit
- ^ "No. 46270". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 April 1974. p. 5057.
- ^ "No. 49237". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 January 1983. p. 752.
- ^ "No. 54393". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 May 1996. p. 6547.
- ^ 656 Squadron
- ^ "RUSI" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 6 December 2009.
- ^ "No. 57712". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 July 2005. p. 9645.
- ^ Construction work is completed at Northwood Headquarters Uxbridge Gazette, 4 February 2009
- ^ "No. 58729". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 June 2008. p. 2.
- ^ "No. 59177". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 September 2009. p. 15384.
- ^ "No. 59191". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 September 2009. p. 16222.
- ^ "No. 60173". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 June 2012. p. 5.
- ^ "December 2009 Newsletter (No. 23)". College of Arms. Retrieved 21 August 2019.