Sebastian Roberts
Major General Sir Sebastian John Lechmere Roberts, KCVO, OBE (7 January 1954 – 9 March 2023) was a senior British Army officer who served as the Senior Army Representative at the Royal College of Defence Studies.
Sebastian Roberts | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 January 1954 |
| Died | 9 March 2023 (aged 69) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Years of service | 1977–2010 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Service number | 502909 |
| Unit | Irish Guards |
| 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 St Philip's School, Ampleforth College and Balliol College, Oxford, Roberts was commissioned into the Irish Guards in 1977. Roberts went on serve as commanding officer of the 1st Battalion of the Irish Guards in London and Northern Ireland. He was appointed Major-General commanding the Household Division and General Officer Commanding London District in 2003. He became the Senior Army Representative at the Royal College of Defence Studies in 2007, and retired in 2010.
Roberts also served as Colonel of the Irish Guards from 2008 to 2011, being succeeded by Prince William on 10 February 2011.
Roberts was the author of Soldiering: The Military Covenant (1998).
Personal life and death
Roberts was married to Elizabeth. He died on 9 March 2023, at the age of 69. He was survived by four children.
References
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