Gary Coward
British Army general
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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.
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| Born | 26 August 1955 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Service years | 1974–2012 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Service number | 497393 |
| Unit | Army Air Corps |
| Commands | 1 Regiment Army Air Corps and Joint Helicopter Command |
| Conflicts | Bosnian War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Military career
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]
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