Richard Felton
| Richard Felton | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Years of service | 1985 – |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Commands held |
9 Regiment Army Air Corps 4th Mechanized Brigade Joint Helicopter Command Defence Safety Authority |
| Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Lieutenant-General Richard Friedrich Patrick Felton CBE is the Director-General of the Defence Safety Authority.
Military career
Felton was commissioned into the Royal Corps of Transport on 6 September 1985.[1] He became Commanding Officer of 9 Regiment Army Air Corps in April 2004, Chief of Staff of 1st (United Kingdom) Armoured Division in April 2007 and Commander of 4th Mechanized Brigade in January 2009.[2] It was in this role that he was deployed as Commander of Task Force Helmand in April 2010.[2] He went on to be Chief of Joint Forces Operations at Joint Forces Headquarters in March 2011 and Commander of Joint Helicopter Command in March 2014.[3] He became Director-General of the Defence Safety Authority in April 2017.[4]
References
- ↑ "No. 50398". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 January 1986. p. 559.
- 1 2 "Brigadier Richard Felton takes over Task Force Helmand". BBC. 10 April 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ↑ "Ups and outs". Defence News. May 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ↑ "Generals: April 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 18 April 2017.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Carl Dixon |
Commander, Joint Helicopter Command 2014-2017 |
Succeeded by Richard Mason |
| Preceded by Richard Garwood |
Director-General Defence Safety Authority 2017– |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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