Rear Admiral

Douglas Roy Faure
Allegiance South Africa
Service/branch South African Navy
RankRear Admiral
Service number77451359PE[1]
Commands held
  • Deputy Chief of the Navy
  • Director Maritime Warfare
  • SAS Simonsberg
  • SAS Spioenkop
AwardsPro Patria Medal ' Southern Africa Medal ' General Service Medal (South Africa) ' Unitas (Unity) Medal ' Medalje vir Troue Diens (Medal for Loyal Service) ' Good Service Medal ' Good Service Medal '

Rear Admiral Douglas Faure is a former South African naval officer.

Military career

He served as the first commanding officer of SAS Spioenkop.[2] until 2008 when he was appointed Senior Staff Officer Combat Support.[3] He was appointed Officer Commanding of SAS Simonsberg on 1 October 2008.[1]

He served as Director Maritime Warfare from 1 April 2017[4] till 1 June 2020, when he was promoted to Deputy Chief of the Navy.[5]

Awards and decorations

References

  1. 1 2 "APPOINTMENTS AND/OR PROMOTIONS OF COLS/CAPTS (SAN) IN THE SANDF: 2008/2009". 26 September 2008. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  2. ↑ Ndaba, Dennis. "Welcome to our third corvette" (PDF). SA Soldier. Vol. 11, no. 9. p. 6. ISSN 1609-5014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "ADDENDUM TO APPOINTMENTS/SUCCESSION PLANNING OF COLONELS/CAPTAINS (SAN)". 20 August 2007. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  4. ↑ Olivier, Darren (1 December 2016). "SANDF PROMOTIONS & APPOINTMENTS FOR 2016/17".
  5. ↑ "New SANDF two-stars named". Defenceweb. 27 May 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
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