Adrian Foster (British Army officer)
Adrian Foster | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1975–2018 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Unit | Royal Artillery |
| Battles / wars | Sierra Leone Civil War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Member of the Order of the British Empire Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service |
Major-General Adrian John Foster CMG, MBE is a retired British Army officer who served as Deputy Force Commander of the UN Peacekeeping Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO).
Military career
[edit]Educated at the University of Southampton and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Foster was commissioned into the Royal Artillery on 29 September 1975.[1] He served as commanding officer of 26 Regiment Royal Artillery, in which role he saw action in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[2] He went on to become Chief of Staff (Forces) for the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone in July 2003,[2] Director of Manning (Army) at the Ministry of Defence in June 2004,[3] Deputy Force Commander of the UN Peacekeeping Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) in 2011 and Deputy Military Adviser for Peacekeeping in the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City in 2013.[4] He retired in January 2018.[5]
He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 1991 Special Honours,[6] awarded the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in 1998,[7] and appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the Operational Honours and Awards List issued on 28 September 2012.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "No. 47830". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 April 1979. p. 5670.
- ^ a b "Press Briefing". United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone. 25 July 2003. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ "Senior Army Appointment" (PDF). Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ "Service appointments: Army". The Times. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ "No. 62166". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 January 2018. p. 298.
- ^ "No. 52588". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 June 1991. p. 25.
- ^ "No. 55303". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 November 1998. p. 12075.
- ^ "Operational Honours and Awards List". Ministry of Defence. 28 September 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2023.