Richard Felton
British Army general
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Lieutenant General Richard Friedrich Patrick Felton, CBE is a former British Army officer who served as Director-General of the Defence Safety Authority from 2017 to 2019.
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Richard Felton | |
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Brigadier Felton in 2011 | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Service years | 1985–2019 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Service number | 522846 |
| Commands | Defence Safety Authority Joint Helicopter Command Task Force Helmand 4th Mechanized Brigade 9 Regiment Army Air Corps |
| Conflicts | The Troubles War in Afghanistan Iraq War |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Mentioned in dispatches Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service |
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 was promoted to lieutenant-general as he became Director-General of the Defence Safety Authority on 28 April 2017.[4][5]