Richard Foster (Royal Marines officer)

Sir Richard Foster
Birth nameRichard Foster Carter Foster
Born27 January 1879
Died3 April 1965(1965-04-03) (aged 86)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchRoyal Marines
RankGeneral
CommandsAdjutant-General Royal Marines
Colonel, East Surrey Regiment
Battles / warsFirst World War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Distinguished Service Order
Memorial plaque to Foster in All Saints Church, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey

General Sir Richard Foster Carter Foster, KCB, CMG, DSO (27 January 1879 – 3 April 1965) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Adjutant-General Royal Marines and later as colonel of the East Surrey Regiment.