Gary Coward

Sir Gary Coward
Born (1955-08-26) 26 August 1955 (age 69)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
Years of service1974–2012
RankLieutenant General
Service number497393
UnitArmy Air Corps
Commands1 Regiment Army Air Corps and Joint Helicopter Command
Battles / warsBosnian War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Companion of the Order of the Bath

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.

Military career

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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]

Coat of arms of Gary Coward
Crest
On a Helm with a Wreath Argent Bleu Celeste and Azure Out of a Mural Crown Or a Rhino's head Azure armed with two Horns Bleu Celeste in the mouth a Rose Argent.
Torse
Bleu Celeste and Azure lined Argent.
Escutcheon
Quarterly Azure and Bleu Celeste a Bar indented of three points upwards Or between two Owls volant affronty Argent.
Motto
Aperius Honestus Et Perspicuus[12]
Badge
A Sword point downwards Argent the hilt pommel and quillons Or the blade surmounted by a Rose Argent barbed and seeded Or

References

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  1. ^ "No. 46270". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 April 1974. p. 5057.
  2. ^ "No. 49237". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 January 1983. p. 752.
  3. ^ "No. 54393". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 May 1996. p. 6547.
  4. ^ 656 Squadron
  5. ^ "RUSI" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 6 December 2009.
  6. ^ "No. 57712". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 July 2005. p. 9645.
  7. ^ Construction work is completed at Northwood Headquarters Uxbridge Gazette, 4 February 2009
  8. ^ "No. 58729". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 June 2008. p. 2.
  9. ^ "No. 59177". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 September 2009. p. 15384.
  10. ^ "No. 59191". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 September 2009. p. 16222.
  11. ^ "No. 60173". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 June 2012. p. 5.
  12. ^ "December 2009 Newsletter (No. 23)". College of Arms. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
Military offices
Preceded by Commander, Joint Helicopter Command
2005–2008 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Quartermaster-General to the Forces
2009–2012 		Succeeded by
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