This article is about the twenty-first century colonel. For other people, see Richard Kemp (disambiguation).
Colonel
Richard Kemp
CBE
Richard Kemp, pictured here in 2003.
Born
(1959-04-14) 14 April 1959 (age 65) Maldon, Essex, England
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Service/branch
British Army
Years of service
1977−2006
Rank
Colonel
Service number
505991[1]
Unit
Royal Anglian Regiment
Battles/wars
Operation Banner Gulf War Bosnian War War in Afghanistan Iraq War
Awards
Commander of the Order of the British Empire Queen's Commendation for Bravery
Colonel Richard Justin KempCBE (born 14 April 1959) is a retired British Army officer who served from 1977 to 2006. Kemp was an infantry battalion commanding officer. Among his assignments were the command of Operation Fingal in Afghanistan from July to November 2003. After retiring Kemp co-wrote Attack State Red with Chris Hughes, an account of the 2007 Afghanistan campaign undertaken by the Royal Anglian Regiment, documenting their initial deployment.
Kemp has spoken on a range of social and political issues, including the British armed forces, the Middle East, and the European Union.[2]
He is the head of the UK Friends of the Association for the Wellbeing of Israel’s Soldiers (UK-AWIS), the UK branch of AWIS, an Israeli organisation managed by the Israel Defense Forces and headed by General Yoram Yair.[3]
^"No. 53653". The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 April 1994. p. 6165.
^"EU 'draws money from Nato'". BBC News. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
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