David Mostyn

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Sir David Mostyn
Born 28 November 1928
Died 20 January 2007 (aged 78)
Allegiance United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service 1948 - 1989
Rank General
Commands held 2nd Bn Royal Green Jackets
8 Infantry Brigade
British Forces in Berlin
Battles/wars Brunei Revolt
Operation Banner
Awards Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire

General Sir Joseph David Frederick Mostyn KCB CBE (28 November 1928 – 20 January 2007) was a British soldier and one-time Adjutant-General to the Forces.

Military career

Educated at Downside School[1] and at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, David Mostyn was commissioned into the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry in 1949.[2] He was mentioned in despatches for helping to suppress the Brunei Revolt in 1962.[3] In 1969 he was appointed Commanding Officer of the 2nd Battalion The Royal Green Jackets and was deployed to BAOR and Northern Ireland.[1] In 1972 he went on to command 8 Infantry Brigade.[1] In 1980 he became Commandant of the British Sector in Berlin[1] and in 1983 he was appointed Military Secretary.[1] He went on to be Adjutant General in 1986[4] retiring from the British Army in 1989.[5]

He was made an ADC General to the Queen in 1987.[6]

He was awarded the MBE in 1962,[7] the CBE in 1974[8] and the KCB in 1984.[9]

In retirement he became Chairman of the Lyme Regis Hospital Trust.[1]

Family

In 1952 he married Diana Patricia Sheridan and together they went on to have four sons and two daughters.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Debrett's People of Today 1994
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 38535. p. 748. 11 February 1949. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
  3. ↑ Obituary: Sir David Mostyn The Daily Telegraph, 29 January 2007
  4. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 50746. p. 16219. 15 December 1986. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
  5. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 51644. p. 1888. 14 February 1989. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
  6. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 50826. p. 1771. 9 February 1987. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
  7. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 42552. p. 8. 1 January 1962. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
  8. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 46328. p. 7125. 17 June 1974. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
  9. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 49583. p. 2. 31 December 1983. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
Military offices
Preceded by
Sir Robert Richardson		 Commandant, British Sector in Berlin
1980–1983 		Succeeded by
Bernard Gordon-Lennox
Preceded by
Sir Roland Guy		 Military Secretary
1983–1986 		Succeeded by
Sir Patrick Palmer
Preceded by
Sir Roland Guy		 Adjutant General
1986–1988 		Succeeded by
Sir Robert Pascoe