David Mostyn (British Army officer)
General Sir David Mostyn | |
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Born | 28 November 1928 |
Died | 20 January 2007(2007-01-20) (aged 78) |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1948–1989 |
Rank | General |
Service number | 397994 |
Unit | Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry |
Commands | 2nd Battalion, 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 Mentioned in Despatches |
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 whilst serving with the 1st Green Jackets (43rd and 52nd).[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 the 8th 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 appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1962,[7] promoted to Commander in the Order in 1974,[8] and made Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath 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] Lady Mostyn died in 2018.[10]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Debrett's People of Today 1994
- ^ "No. 38535". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 February 1949. p. 748.
- ^ Obituary: Sir David Mostyn The Daily Telegraph, 29 January 2007
- ^ "No. 50746". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 December 1986. p. 16219.
- ^ "No. 51644". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 February 1989. p. 1888.
- ^ "No. 50826". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 February 1987. p. 1771.
- ^ "No. 42552". The London Gazette. 1 January 1962. p. 8.
- ^ "No. 46328". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 June 1974. p. 7125.
- ^ "No. 49583". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1983. p. 2.
- ^ Mostyn
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by Sir Robert Richardson | Commandant, British Sector in Berlin 1980–1983 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Military Secretary 1983–1986 | Succeeded by Sir Patrick Palmer |
Preceded by | Adjutant General 1986–1988 | Succeeded by |
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- Floyd L. Parks (1945)
- James M. Gavin (1945)
- Ray W. Barker (1945–46)
- Frank A. Keating (1946–47)
- Cornelius E. Ryan (1947)
- William Hesketh (1947)
- Frank L. Howley (1947–49)
- Maxwell D. Taylor (1949–51)
- Lemuel Mathewson (1951–53)
- Thomas S. Timberman (1953–54)
- George B. Honnen (1954–55)
- Charles L. Dasher (1955–57)
- Barksdale Hamlett (1957–59)
- Ralph Osborne (1959–61)
- Albert Watson II (1961–63)
- James H. Polk (1963–64)
- John F. Franklin, Jr. (1964–67)
- Robert G. Fergusson (1967–70)
- George M. Seignious (1970–71)
- William W. Cobb (1971–74)
- Sam S. Walker (1974–75)
- Joseph C. McDonough (1975–78)
- Calvert P. Benedict (1978–81)
- James G. Boatner (1981–84)
- John H. Mitchell (1984–88)
- Raymond E. Haddock (1988–90)
- Lewis Lyne (1945)
- Eric Nares (1945–47)
- Otway Herbert (1947–49)
- Geoffrey Bourne (1949–51)
- Charles Coleman (1951–54)
- William Oliver (1954–55)
- Robert Cottrell-Hill (1955–56)
- Francis Rome (1956–59)
- Rohan Delacombe (1959–62)
- Claude Dunbar (1962)
- David Peel Yates (1962–66)
- John Nelson (1966–68)
- James Bowes-Lyon (1968–70)
- Lord Cathcart (1970–73)
- David Scott-Barrett (1973–75)
- Roy Redgrave (1975–78)
- Robert Richardson (1978–80)
- David Mostyn (1980–83)
- Bernard Gordon Lennox (1983–85)
- Patrick Brooking (1985–89)
- Robert Corbett (1989–90)
- Geoffroi du Bois de Beauchesne (1945–46)
- Charles Lançon (1946)
- Jean Ganeval [fr] (1946–50)
- Pierre Carolet (1950–52)
- Pierre Manceaux-Démiau (1953–54)
- Amédée J.B. Gèze (1955–58)
- Jean Lacomme (1958–62)
- Edouard K. Toulouse (1962–64)
- François Binoche [fr] (1964–67)
- Bertrand Huchet de Quénétain [fr] (1967–70)
- Maurice Routier (1970–73)
- Camille Metzler (1973–75)
- Jacques Mangin (1975–77)
- Bernard d'Astorg [fr] (1977–80)
- Jean P. Liron (1980–84)
- Olivier Le Taillendier de Gabory (1984–85)
- Paul Cavarrot (1985–87)
- François Cann [fr] (1987–90)
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- ‡ Commandant of the entire city; appointed during the Battle of Berlin
- § Commandant of the entire city until July 1945