Allegiance United Kingdom Name William Cubitt Rank Major-General | Years of service 1977 - 2011 | |
Commands held London DistrictMajor-General commanding the Household Division Battles/wars Kosovo WarOperation Banner | ||
Major General Sir William George Cubitt, (born 1959) 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.
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Military career
Cubitt was commissioned into the Coldstream Guards in 1977. He transferred to the Irish Guards in 1998.
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 and 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.
He was promoted to major general and appointed Major-General commanding the Household Division and General Officer Commanding London District in 2007. Cubitt relinquished his post on 30 June 2011 and was promptly invested by the Queen as a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order for his services as the senior officer responsible for the annual Trooping the Colour ceremonies, he is succeeded as General Officer Commanding London District and Major-General commanding the Household Division by Major General George Norton.
Cubitt is also Regimental Lieutenant Colonel of the Irish Guards, an honorary position usually given to a general officer with links to the regiment.
He was appointed High Sheriff of Norfolk for 2016-17.
Family
In 1990 he married Lucy Jane Pym; they have a daughter and two sons.