Brigadier Adam Fraser-Hitchen

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  • General Service Medal Clasp (1962 onwards) medal
  • Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (1930 - present)
  • Clasp for Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (1930 to present)
  • Accumulated Service Medal
  • Operational Service Medal Afghanistan
  • NATO Medal with Former Yugoslavia Clasp
  • Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal 2002
  • Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal 2012
  • Iraq Medal (2003 - 2009)

Adam F-H joined the Army as junior soldier in 1986 spending five years as an armourer with the Royal Anglian Regiment and the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders before being commissioned in 1992. Adam was awarded the rank of Brigadier on 2 May 2022 (London Gazette). 

He passed P Coy in 1992 before taking command of a platoon in 5 AB Bde Log Bn.  Early regimental appointments included OC Pre-Para Selection, regimental Operations Officer in 7 (Para) RHA for a Northern Ireland commitment and on promotion to major, nine months supporting UKSF in the Former Republic of Yugoslavia.  Throughout this period he spent time with Canadian, German and Dutch airborne forces.

He has served in NATO’s Allied Rapid Reaction Corps on three occasions, has extensive experience of the Canadian prairies and has commanded on Operations as a company, battalion and group commander (in Southern Iraq on Op TELIC 10 and Afghanistan on Op HERRICK 12, 16 and 17 respectively). 

He served for three years as Deputy Commander (Reserves) 7 Infantry Brigade.

He was appointed Deputy Commander (Reserves) for 3rd (UK) Division in Sep 24.  Outside of 3 Div, he is the Chief Operating Officer for the UK's Reserve Forces' and Cadets' Associations.  He has a lasting fascination for military genealogy and fights to stay young through ‘slower-than-previous’ fell-running, cycling and snowboarding.

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OS Adam Fraser-Hitchen wearing DPM and airborne beret

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