Tim Radford (British Army officer)

General Timothy Buchan Radford, CB, DSO, OBE (born 23 February 1963) is a British Army officer who has served as Commander Allied Rapid Reaction Corps and as Deputy Commander Resolute Support Mission. He is currently Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe as of April 2020.

Tim Radford
General Tim Radford
Born	23 February 1963
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1984 –
Rank	General
Commands held	19th Light Brigade Force Troops Command Allied Rapid Reaction Corps
Battles/wars	The Troubles Iraq War Afghanistan War Sierra Leone
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Military career

Educated at MCB, Rugby School, Durham University (BA, Politics) and King's College London (MA, War Studies), Radford was commissioned into The Light Infantry in 1985.[1] He spent four years in command appointments before joining the School of Infantry as an instructor in 1989.[2] He attended Staff College, Camberley in 1995.[2] On promotion to colonel in 2005 he was appointed as Assistant Director of Counter Terrorism and United Kingdom Operations at the Ministry of Defence.[3] He went on to command 19 Light Brigade in 2008, during which he deployed as Commander of Task Force Helmand between April and October of that year and led the major offensive Operation Panther's Claw in Summer 2009.[4]

In January 2010 he was made Head of Overseas Operations in the Ministry of Defence[3] and on promotion to major general in November 2011, he assumed the position of Chief of Staff of the ISAF Joint Command in Kabul, Afghanistan.[5] He took over as General Officer Force Troops Command in February 2013[5] and in this capacity he oversaw the operation to provide medical assistance for the Ebola outbreak in West Africa in Autumn 2014.[6] On promotion to lieutenant general in July 2015 he was selected as Deputy Commander Resolute Support Mission[2] and then as Commander Allied Rapid Reaction Corps in July 2016.[7] He was promoted to general and assumed the appointment of Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe on 2 April 2020.[8][9]

Honours and decorations

He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in April 1994,[10] and Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2007 New Year Honours.[11] He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in March 2010.[12] Radford was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2016 Birthday Honours.[13] On 23 November 2018, Radford was awarded the US Legion of Merit with the degree of officer.[14]

	Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)	11 June 2016
	Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO)	19 March 2010
	Officer Order of the British Empire (OBE)	30 December 2006
	Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)	26 April 1994
	Operational Service Medal for service in Afghanistan Zone 1	01 May 2009
	Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service	04 October 2013
	The Iraq Medal with Clasp	05 October 2004
	Operational Service Medal for Sierra Leone	27 August 2002
	General Service Medal 1962	09 February 1987
	Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee Medal 2002	28 February 2002
	Long Service and Good Conduct Medal	30 August 1999
	Accumulated Campaign Service Medal	16 August 1992
	Accumulated Campaign Service Medal 2011 with Clasp	31 January 2013
	US Legion of Merit	15 March 2018
	Gold Cross of the Officer of Land Forces (Estonian Award)	22 May 2019

References

1. "No. 50006". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 January 1985. p. 504.
2. "Lieutenant General Tim Radford". NATO. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
3. Remembrance Day Lecture Archived 23 April 2013 at Archive.today Bedford School
4. Harnden, p. 54
5. "Army Commands" (PDF). Archived 5 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
6. "Aid Boss Joins British Troops Battling Ebola". Sky News. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
7. "No. 61656". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 July 2016. p. 16081.
8. "SHAPE welcomes new Deputy Commander". Allied Command Operations. Mons, Belgium. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
9. "No. 62968". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 April 2020. p. 7124.
10. "No. 53653". The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 April 1994. p. 6166.
11. "No. 58196". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2006. p. 5.
12. "No. 59366". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 March 2010. p. 4834.
13. "No. 61608". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2016. p. B3.
14. "No. 62477". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 November 2018. p. 21275.

Sources

• Harnden, Toby (2011). Dead Men Risen: The Welsh Guards and the Real Story of Britain's War in Afghanistan. Quercus. ISBN 978-1849164238.

External links

Media related to Tim Radford at Wikimedia Commons