Sebastian Roberts
Major-General Sir Sebastian John Lechmere Roberts, KCVO, OBE (born 1954) is a retired senior British Army officer who latterly served as the Senior Army Representative at the Royal College of Defence Studies.
Sir Sebastian Roberts | |
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| Born | 1954 (age 67–68) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Years of service | 1977–2010 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands held | London District Household Division 1st Battalion Irish Guards |
| Battles/wars | Operation Banner |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
Military career
Educated at Ampleforth College and Balliol College, Oxford, Roberts was commissioned into the Irish Guards in 1977.[1]
Roberts went on to be Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion of the Irish Guards in London and Northern Ireland.[1] He was appointed Major-General commanding the Household Division and General Officer Commanding London District in 2003.[1] He became the Senior Army Representative at the Royal College of Defence Studies in 2007[1] and retired in 2010.[2]
Sir Sebastian also served as Colonel of the Irish Guards from 2008 to 2011,[3] being succeeded by The Duke of Cambridge on 10 February 2011.[4]
He is the author of Soldiering: The Military Covenant (1998).[1]
References
- Major General Sir Sebastian Roberts Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine World Security Network
- "No. 59355". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 March 2010. p. 4054.
- "No. 58642". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 March 2008. p. 4200.
- "Prince William appointed as Colonel of the Irish Guards, 10 February 2011". Buckingham Palace. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
- www.thepeerage.com