General Sir David Mostyn | |
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Born | 28 November 1928 |
Died | 20 January 2007 | (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 held | 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.
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]
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]