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 | 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
editEducated at St Philip's School, Ampleforth College and Balliol College, Oxford, Roberts was commissioned into the Irish Guards in 1977.[1] Roberts went on serve as 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]
Roberts also served as Colonel of the Irish Guards from 2008 to 2011,[3] being succeeded by Prince William on 10 February 2011.[4]
Roberts was the author of Soldiering: The Military Covenant (1998).[1]
Personal life and death
editRoberts was married to Elizabeth. He died on 9 March 2023, at the age of 69. He was survived by four children.[1][5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f 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.