William Cubitt (British Army officer)

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Major General

Sir William Cubitt

KCVO CBE DL
Born1959 (age 65–66)
Kensington, London
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Branch British Army
Years of service1977–2011
Rank Major General
Commands London District
Household Division
Battles / wars Kosovo War
Operation Banner
Awards Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Major General Sir William George Cubitt, KCVO , CBE , DL (born 19 February 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.

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Early life

The second of the three sons of Thomas Randall Cubitt and his wife Rachel Edith Capron, daughter of Lt.-Colonel G. T. H. Capron, [2] Cubitt was educated at Beechwood Park, Hertfordshire, Stowe School, and the University of Edinburgh, where he graduated BSc in Agriculture. [1]

He is a member of a Norfolk landed gentry family, of Honing Hall, which was inherited by his father. The Cubitts are descended from Captain Thomas Cubitt of Honing (1760–1829). [3]

Career

Cubitt was commissioned into the Coldstream Guards in 1977. [4] He transferred to the Irish Guards in 1998. [5] 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. [6] 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. [7]

Cubitt was promoted to major general and appointed Major-General commanding the Household Division and General Officer Commanding London District in 2007. [8] He relinquished this appointment on 29 June 2011 and was invested as a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order. [9]

Cubitt was appointed High Sheriff of Norfolk for 2016–2017, [10] and in 2018 Sir Richard Jewson, Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk, made him one of his Deputy Lieutenants. [11]

He is a farmer and landowner. [1]

Family

In 1990, Cubitt married Lucy Jane Pym, daughter of a fellow Irish Guards officer, Martin Hugh Pym, and a grand-daughter of Alexander Ruthven Pym; they have a daughter, Charlotte Mary Cubitt, and two sons, James William Cubitt and Edward George Cubitt. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Cubitt, Maj. Gen. Sir William (George)", Who's Who , online edition by Oxford University Press, updated 1 December 2022, accessed 22 November 2025 (subscription required)
  2. 1 2 Burke's Peerage , vol. 3, 2003, p. 3232
  3. ↑ L. G. Pine, ed., Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 17th edition, (London: Burke's, 1952), p. 576
  4. ↑ "No. 47364". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 October 1977. p. 13730.
  5. ↑ "No. 55563". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 July 1999. p. 8070.
  6. ↑ "No. 55819". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 April 2000. p. 4252.
  7. ↑ "No. 57588". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 March 2005. p. 3371.
  8. ↑ "No. 58387". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 July 2007. p. 9905.
  9. ↑ The Court Circular 29 June 2011
  10. ↑ "Norfolk 2016/2017". The High Sheriffs Association of England and Wales. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  11. ↑ "New Deputy Lieutenants announced". Norfolk County Council. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  12. ↑ "No. 58642". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 March 2008. p. 4200.
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Preceded by GOC London District
2007–2011		Succeeded by
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