Richard Dannatt

Richard Dannatt

Francis Richard Dannatt is a retired senior British Army officer. He was Chief of the General Staff from 2006 to 2009. He retired in 2009, taking up the largely honorary post of Constable of the Tower of London, which he held until July 2016. He has also written a book about his time in the Army, entitled, “The Soldier’s War: My Life in and Out of the Army”

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Summary Richard DannattFrancis Richard Dannatt is a retired senior British Army officer. He was Chief of the General Staff from 2006 to 2009. He is married with four children, one of whom served as an officer in the Grenadier Guards. Between November 2009 and the British general election in May 2010, he served as a defence adviser to Conservative Party leader David Cameron. He retired in 2009, taking up the largely honorary post of Constable of the Tower of London, which he held until July 2016. He published an autobiography in 2010 and continues to be involved with a number of charities and organisations related to the armed forces. He has also written a book about his time in the Army, entitled, “The Soldier’s War: My Life in and Out of the Army” The book is published by Simon & Schuster, priced £16.99, and is available to buy on Amazon.com for £9.99. For confidential support call the Samaritans in the UK on 08457 90 90 90, visit a local Samaritans branch or see www.samaritans.org for details. In the U.S. call the National Suicide Prevention Line on 1-800-273-8255 or click here for details on how to get in contact with the National suicide Prevention Line (in the UK). For confidential.

support in the United States, call theNational Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 1 (800) 273-TALK (8255) or visit http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org or click here for information on how to get in contact with the National Suicide prevention Lifeline in the U.S., in the UK and the United  States on 1 800 273 8255. For confidential support on suicide matters call the Samaritans on 08457 909090 or click here for details. In the UK, contact the Samaritan Samaritans on 0800 909090, or click here for  information on how to get in touch with the British Samaritans. In the UK and the US, contact The Samaritans at 08457 809090. For confidential help in the  UK and the Middle East, call the National Health Service on 1 8457 9090 or visit a Samaritans Samaritans unit in the following country on 0800 615 9090, or click here for  information.  In the United Empire, contact the British Foreign Office on 0808 908090.  For confidential assistance in the Middle East and Africa, call 0800 515 909, or visit the British Embassy in Baghdad on 080 615 9088, or the Embassy in Islamabad on 020 615 7090, or the Embassy in New Delhi on 022 615 8090.