Norman Foster (military officer)

Norman L. Foster
Born	1909 (1909)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Years of service	?–1962
Rank	Major general
Unit	Duke of Wellington's Regiment
Commands	Nigerian Army
Battles / wars	World War II

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]}

References

1. 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.
2. Nigerian Chiefs of Army Staff since Independence - Nigeria Watch (PDF). Retrieved 23 June 2023.
3. OEminently (6 March 2021). "SHOCKING! ! ! Meet The First Indigenous Head Of The Nigerian Army Who Was An Igbo Man" . Retrieved 23 June 2023.
4. 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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Military offices
Preceded by Maj-Gen Kenneth G. Exham	General Office Commanding (GOC), Royal Nigerian Military Forces 1959–1962	Succeeded by Maj-Gen John Alexander Mackenzie