Norman Foster (military officer)
Major general Norman L. Foster CB DSO (born 1909) was a British Army General Officer Commanding (GOC) in Duke of Wellington's Regiment of the Royal Nigerian Military Forces between 1959 and 1962.[1][2][3][4]
Norman L. Foster | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1909 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Years of service | ?–1962 |
| Rank |  Major general |
| Unit | Duke of Wellington's Regiment |
| Commands held | Nigerian Army |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
References
- Killingray, David (1983). The British Military Presence in West Africa [Research Memorandum]. University of Oxford, Development Records Project. pp. 14, 175. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- Nigerian Chiefs of Army Staff since Independence - Nigeria Watch (PDF). Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- OEminently (6 March 2021). "SHOCKING! ! ! Meet The First Indigenous Head Of The Nigerian Army Who Was An Igbo Man". Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- Kirk-Greene, A. H. M. (1964). "A Preliminary Note on New Sources for Nigerian Military History". Journal of the Historical Society of Nigeria. 3 (1): 129–147. JSTOR 41856693. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
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