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Richard Roderick Davis
Born1962-08-02
Hampshire
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service / branch British Army
Years of service1983–
RankMajor General
UnitCorps of Royal Engineers
CommandsDirector-General, Army Recruiting and Training Director-General, Army Personnel
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Major General Richard Roderick Davis CB CBE (born 2 August 1962) is a British Army officer.[1][2]

Davis commissioned into the Corps of Royal Engineers in 1983. He served as Director-General, Army Recruiting and Training from 2010 until 2013, when he took up post as Director-General, Army Personnel until 2015.[2][3][4]

Davis was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1996, Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in an Operational Honours and Awards notice for April 2004,[5] and Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2015 New Year Honours.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "New Year's Honours lists 2015" (PDF). gov.uk. Cabinet Office and Foreign Office. 2014-12-30. Retrieved 2014-12-31.
  2. ^ a b Davis. "Davis, Maj. Gen. Richard Roderick". Who's Who. Vol. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter |accessed= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |othernames= ignored (help) (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) Cite error: The named reference ":0" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Director-General, Army Recruiting and Training". reference.data.gov.uk. HM Government. 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2015-01-04.
  4. ^ Mackie, Colin (2014-12-27). "Gulabin – Army Commands, 1900–2014" (PDF). Colin Mackie's website. Retrieved 2015-01-04.
  5. ^ "Operational Honours and Awards". WiredGov. HM Government. 2004-04-23. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
  6. ^ "New Year Honours for service personnel and defence civilians 2015". Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  7. ^ "No. 61092". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 31 December 2014.
Military offices
Preceded by Director-General,
Army Recruiting and Training

December 2010–August 2013
Succeeded by
Preceded by Director-General,
Army Personnel

September 2013–January 2015
Succeeded by

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