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 | |
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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 |
Educated 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]
Roberts was married to Elizabeth. He died on 9 March 2023, at the age of 69. He was survived by four children.[1][5]