Adrian Bradshaw served as Director Special Forces from 2006 to 2009 and Commander Land Forces in 2013.
13 Facts About Adrian Bradshaw
Adrian Bradshaw was Deputy Commander of Task Force West during the Anglo-American invasion of Iraq in March 2003 and took charge of 7th Armoured Brigade during initial stabilisation operations in April 2003.
In March 2009 Adrian Bradshaw was appointed General Officer Commanding 1st Armoured Division which undertook a major training exercise in the Czech Republic in May 2009.
Adrian Bradshaw became Deputy Commander International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan and United Kingdom National Contingent Commander in Afghanistan in the rank of lieutenant general in November 2011.
Adrian Bradshaw is Vice-Chairman of the Combined Services Polo Association.
Adrian Bradshaw assumed the role of Commander Land Forces in succession to General Sir Nick Parker in January 2013.
Adrian Bradshaw was succeeded by Lieutenant General Nick Carter as Commander Land Forces in November 2013.
Adrian Bradshaw was promoted to general and appointed Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe on 28 March 2014.
Adrian Bradshaw held the honorary position of Regimental Colonel of the King's Royal Hussars from 2017 to 2022.
Adrian Bradshaw was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1998 and appointed an Officer of the Legion of Merit by the President of the United States in 2003.
Adrian Bradshaw was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 2009 New Year Honours and advanced to Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the 2013 Birthday Honours.
On 7 June 2018, during the annual Founder's Day Parade at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, it was announced that Adrian Bradshaw would become the new Governor of the Hospital in September 2018, succeeding General Sir Redmond Watt.
Adrian Bradshaw joined the Blesma Board of Trustees and was elected Chairman in 2017.