Sir William Cubitt
Born1959 (age 64–65)
Kensington, London
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Years of service1977–2011
RankMajor General
Commands heldLondon District
Household Division
Battles/warsKosovo War
Operation Banner
AwardsKnight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Major General Sir William George Cubitt, KCVO, CBE, DL (born 1959)[1] is a former senior British Army officer who served as General Officer Commanding London District and Major-General commanding the Household Division from 2007 until his retirement in 2011.

Military career

Cubitt was commissioned into the Coldstream Guards in 1977.[2] He transferred to the Irish Guards in 1998.[3] In 1999 he served in the Former Republic of Yugoslavia and was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for his services during the Kosovo War.[4] In 2004 he served in Northern Ireland and was advanced to Commander of the Order of the British Empire for his services in the final stages of Operation Banner.[5]

Cubitt was promoted to major general and appointed Major-General commanding the Household Division and General Officer Commanding London District in 2007.[6] He was invested by the Queen as a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order on relinquishing his appointment on 29 June 2011.[7]

Cubitt was also Regimental Lieutenant Colonel of the Irish Guards, an honorary position usually given to a general officer with links to the regiment.[8] He was appointed High Sheriff of Norfolk for 2016–17,[9] and a Deputy Lieutenant of the county in 2018.[10]

Family

Cubitt is the son of Thomas Randall Cubitt and Rachel Edith Cubitt (née Capron).[11] In 1990, he married Lucy Jane Pym; they have a daughter Charlotte Mary Cubitt, and two sons, James William Cubitt and Edward George Cubitt.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "FreeBMD Home Page". Freebmd.org.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "No. 47364". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 October 1977. p. 13730.
  3. ↑ "No. 55563". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 July 1999. p. 8070.
  4. ↑ "No. 55819". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 April 2000. p. 4252.
  5. ↑ "No. 57588". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 March 2005. p. 3371.
  6. ↑ "No. 58387". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 July 2007. p. 9905.
  7. ↑ The Court Circular 29 June 2011
  8. ↑ "No. 58642". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 March 2008. p. 4200.
  9. ↑ "Norfolk 2016/2017". The High Sheriffs Association of England and Wales. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  10. ↑ "New Deputy Lieutenants announced". Norfolk County Council. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  11. ↑ "FreeBMD Home Page". Freebmd.org.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  12. ↑ The Peerage.com
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