| 词条 | David Coulter (minister) | |||||||||||||
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| honorific_prefix = The Reverend | name = David Coulter | honorific_suffix = {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|CB|OStJ|QHC|size=100%}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1957|12|29}} | birth_place = Belfast, Northern Ireland | death_date = | death_place = | nickname = | birth_name = David George Coulter | allegiance = {{flag|United Kingdom}} | branch = {{army|United Kingdom}} | serviceyears = 1979 to present | rank = Major General | servicenumber = | unit = Royal Irish Rangers Royal Army Chaplains' Department | commands = Armed Forces Chaplaincy Centre | battles = The Troubles Gulf War | battles_label = | awards = {{plain list|
}} David George Coulter, {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|CB|OStJ|QHC|size=100%}} (born 29 December 1957) is a Church of Scotland minister and former military chaplain. From 2014 to 2018, he served as Chaplain General and head of the Royal Army Chaplains' Department, British Army. He was previously Principal of the Armed Forces Chaplaincy Centre and Deputy Chaplain General. Early life and educationCoulter was born on 29 December 1957 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.[1][2][3] He grew up in Dundonald, and attended Dundonald Presbyterian Church.[4] He was educated at Regent House School, a state grammar school in Newtownards, County Down.[1] Having won a scholarship from the British Army,[6] he studied economic and social history at Queen's University Belfast and was a member of its Officer Training Corps.[4] He graduated in 1980 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree.[1][3][10] Military careerEarly careerOn 1 October 1979, he was commissioned into the Royal Irish Rangers, British Army, as a second lieutenant (on probation) as part of his university cadetship.[4] His commission was confirmed on 13 July 1980 and he was granted seniority in the rank of second lieutenant from 1 August 1976. On 13 July 1980, he was promoted to lieutenant and granted seniority in that rank from 1 August 1978.[5] On 1 February 1983, he was promoted to captain.[6] He resigned his commission on 20 September 1985, thereby ending his first period of full-time military service.[7] Reserve serviceOn 1 November 1985, he joined the 4th Battalion Royal Irish Rangers (North Irish Militia), part of the Territorial Army, in the rank of captain with seniority from 14 March 1983.[8] He left the Territorial Army when he resigned his commission on 2 April 1989.[9] Ordained ministryCoulter undertook training for ministry and studied theology at the University of St Andrews, graduating a Bachelor of Divinity (BD) degree.[1] He was ordained into the Church of Scotland on 2 April 1989.[4] On 3 April 1989, he joined the Royal Army Chaplains' Department as a Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class (equivalent in rank to captain but lacking executive authority).[10] He relinquished his commission on 2 April 1992 and spent the next two years working outside of the military.[11] On 21 February 1994, he rejoined the military as a Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class.[12] He was promoted to Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class (equivalent in rank to major) on 22 March 1996.[13] On 22 March 1997, he transferred from a short service to a permanent commission.[14] He was promoted to Chaplain to the Forces 2nd Class (equivalent in rank to lieutenant colonel) on 22 March 2002.[15] He was promoted to Chaplain to the Forces 1st Class (equivalent in rank to colonel) on 23 June 2005.[16] On 1 June 2008, he was appointed the Church of Scotland Denominational Representative Chaplain.[17] From 2008 to June 2011, he served as Principal of the Armed Forces Chaplaincy Centre.[18][19] On 3 June 2011, he was appointed Deputy Chaplain General (equivalent in rank to brigadier).[20] In September 2013, it was announced that he would succeed Jonathan Woodhouse as Chaplain-General to Her Majesty's Land Forces when the latter retires in September 2014.[21] On 17 September 2014, he was appointed Chaplain General and promoted to the equivalent rank major general.[22] He undertook his final official engagement as Chaplain General in September 2018, during which he consecrated new colours for the Royal Irish Regiment (the successor to the Royal Irish Rangers with whom he had served in the 1980s).[23] Honours and decorationsCoulter was awarded the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service 'in recognition of distinguished services in Northern Ireland during the period 1 October 1995 to 31 March 1996'.[24] On 18 October 2007, he was appointed Honorary Chaplain to the Queen (QHC).[25] He was appointed Serving Brother of the Order of St John (SBStJ) in August 2011,[26] promoted to Officer of the Order of St John (OStJ) in September 2017, [27] and is a recipient of the Service Medal of the Order of St John.[2] In the 2016 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB).[28] He is a recipient of the General Service Medal with Northern Ireland clasp, the United Nations Service Medal for UNFICYP, Gulf Medal with clasp, the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal, the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, and the Accumulated Campaign Service Medal.[2] With the change in regulations opening the medal up to officers, he was awarded the Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct (Military) with one clasp in 2018: the medal recognises 15 years of service and the clasp is for a further 10 years.[29]
References1. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|title=COULTER, Rev. Dr David George|url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U261909|website=Who's Who 2016|publisher=Oxford University Press|accessdate=26 September 2016|date=November 2015}} {{Chaplain-General to the Forces}}{{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Coulter, David}}2. ^1 2 {{cite web|title=Military Chaplains: Service to God, Service to country|url=http://www.churchofscotland.org.uk/news_and_events/news/recent/military-chaplains-service-to-god-service-to-country|website=News and events|publisher=Church of Scotland|accessdate=26 January 2015|date=9 November 2014}} 3. ^1 {{cite web|title=New Chaplain General|url=http://www.churchnewsireland.org/news/irish-uk-news/irish-news-111/|website=Irish news|publisher=Church News Ireland|accessdate=27 June 2014}} 4. ^1 {{London Gazette |issue=48015 |date=26 November 1979 |page=14931 |supp=y }} 5. ^1 {{London Gazette |issue=48554 |date=16 March 1981 |page=3783 |supp=y }} 6. ^{{London Gazette |issue=49251 |date=31 January 1983 |page=1505 |supp=y }} 7. ^{{London Gazette |issue=50279 |date=7 October 1985 |page=13874 |supp=y }} 8. ^{{London Gazette |issue=50446 |date=3 March 1986 |page=3088 |supp=y }} 9. ^{{London Gazette |issue=51833 |date=7 August 1989 |page=9164 |supp=y }} 10. ^{{London Gazette |issue=51718 |date=28 April 1989 |page=5219 |supp=y }} 11. ^{{London Gazette |issue=52885 |date=6 April 1992 |page=6176 |supp=y }} 12. ^{{London Gazette |issue=53614 |date=15 March 1994 |page=3995 |supp=y }} 13. ^{{London Gazette |issue=54354 |date=25 March 1996 |page=4427 }} 14. ^{{London Gazette |issue=54714 |date=24 March 1997 |page=3613 |supp=y }} 15. ^{{London Gazette |issue=56519 |date=26 March 2002 |page=3735 |supp=y }} 16. ^{{London Gazette |issue=57686 |date=28 June 2005 |page=8374 |supp=y }} 17. ^{{London Gazette |issue=58961 |date=27 January 2009 |page=1336 |supp=y }} 18. ^{{cite news|last1=Cockcroft|first1=Lucy|title=The Prince of Wales attends a service to honour military and civilian heroes|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/2712419/The-Prince-of-Wales-attends-a-service-to-honour-military-and-civilian-heroes.html|accessdate=28 June 2014|date=9 September 2008}} 19. ^{{cite web|title=Report: May 2011|url=http://www.churchofscotland.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/5738/ga11_forceschaplains.pdf|website=Committee on Chaplains to Her Majesty's Forces|publisher=Church of Scotland|accessdate=27 June 2014|format=pdf}} 20. ^{{London Gazette |issue=59803 |date=7 June 2011 |page=10701 |supp=y }} 21. ^{{cite news|title=Service appointments: Army|url=http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/life/courtsocial/article3871670.ece|accessdate=27 June 2014|work=The Times|date=17 September 2013}} 22. ^{{London Gazette |issue=60996 |date=23 September 2014 |page=18446 |supp=y }} 23. ^1 2 3 {{cite news |last1=McDowell |first1=Lindy |title=Q&A: Reverend David Coulter on the 'niggling call from God' and ministering to soldiers |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/life/qa-reverend-david-coulter-on-the-niggling-call-from-god-and-ministering-to-soldiers-37346183.html |accessdate=19 December 2018 |work=Belfast Telegraph |date=24 September 2018}} 24. ^{{London Gazette |issue=54574 |date=7 November 1996 |page=14850 }} 25. ^{{London Gazette |issue=58531 |date=4 December 2007 |page=17576 |supp=y }} 26. ^{{London Gazette |issue=59888 |date=23 August 2011 |pages=16139–16140 }} 27. ^{{Cite web |url= https://m.thegazette.co.uk/notice/2871020 |title=2871020 {{!}} Order of St John {{!}} The Gazette |website= m.thegazette.co.uk |accessdate= 2018-02-03}} 28. ^{{London Gazette|issue=61608|supp=y|page=B3|date=11 June 2016}} 29. ^{{London Gazette|issue=62445|supp=y|pages=19048-19052|date=23 October 2018}} 16 : Living people|Ministers of the Church of Scotland|Royal Army Chaplains' Department officers|Military chaplains|Royal Irish Rangers officers|Alumni of Queen's University Belfast|Serving Brothers of the Order of St John|1957 births|Religious leaders from Belfast|British military personnel of the Troubles|Chaplains General to the Forces|Companions of the Order of the Bath|Alumni of the University of St Andrews|People educated at Regent House Grammar School|People from Dundonald, County Down|Presbyterian ministers from Northern Ireland |
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