Major-General Andrew Peter Farquhar, CBE, DL is a retired British Army officer who commanded the 5th Division from 2005 to 2008.
Educated at Pocklington School, the University of Sheffield and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst,[1] Farquhar was commissioned into the Green Howards in 1973.
[2] He became commanding officer of the 1st Battalion the Green Howards in 1994.
[3] Farquhar was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1980,[4] awarded a Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in 1996 "in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Northern Ireland",[5] advanced to Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2003 Birthday Honours,[6] and appointed an Officer of the United States Legion of Merit in 2005.
[7] In retirement Farquhar became a management consultant.