| Sir Sebastian Roberts | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1954-01-07)7 January 1954 |
| Died | 9 March 2023(2023-03-09) (aged 69) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1977–2010 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Service number | 502909 |
| Unit | Irish Guards |
| Commands | 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 |
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.
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
- ^ 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.
- "Major-General Sir Sebastian Roberts, honorary Colonel of Irish Guards loved by brother officers for his irrepressible bonhomie – obituary". The Telegraph. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded bySir Redmond Watt | GOC London District 2003–2007 |
Succeeded bySir William Cubitt |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded byThe Duke of Abercorn | Colonel of the Irish Guards 2008–2011 |
Succeeded byHRH The Duke of Cambridge |
- 1954 births
- 2023 deaths
- 20th-century British Army personnel
- British Army major generals
- Academics of the Royal College of Defence Studies
- 21st-century British Army personnel
- British military personnel of The Troubles (Northern Ireland)
- People educated at Ampleforth College
- Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford
- Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
- Officers of the Order of the British Empire
- Irish Guards officers