Edward Smyth-Osbourne
| Sir Edward Smyth-Osbourne | |
|---|---|
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On duty at the State Opening of Parliament 2015 | |
| Born | 1964 (age 51–52) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Years of service | 1983 – |
| Rank | Major General |
| Unit | Life Guards |
| Commands held |
London District Household Division 38th (Irish) Infantry Brigade Household Cavalry Regiment |
| Battles/wars |
Gulf War War in Afghanistan |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Commander of the Order of the British Empire Mentioned in Despatches |
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Major General Sir Edward Alexander Smyth-Osbourne, KCVO, CBE (born 1964) is a senior British Army officer.
Education
He was educated at Eton College and the University of St Andrews (MA).[1]
Military career
Smyth-Osbourne was commissioned into the Life Guards in October 1983.[2] He went on to be Commanding Officer of the Household Cavalry Regiment in 2005[3] and in that role deployed to Afghanistan in 2007[4] and then became Commander of 38th (Irish) Brigade in 2009.[5] He went on to be Director of the ISAF Force Reintegration Cell in 2012[6] and Major-General commanding the Household Division in July 2013.[7]
Smyth-Osbourne was Prince William's and Prince Harry's Commanding Officer in the Household Cavalry Regiment and acted as their military mentor. He was also Prince Harry’s Commanding Officer when the prince undertook active service in Afghanistan. He was invited to the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton in April 2011.[4]
On 11 June 2016, Smyth-Osbourne relinquished command of the Household Division and was knighted and invested as a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order by the Queen.[8] He became Deputy Commander of the NATO Rapid Deployable Corps Italy on 4 July 2016.[9]
References
- ↑ ‘SMYTH-OSBOURNE, Maj. Gen. Edward Alexander’, Who's Who 2016, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2016
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 49532. p. 14702. 7 November 1983. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ↑ UK troops killed in ambush named BBC, 2 August 2006
- 1 2 Royal wedding guest list: who will be attending Prince William and Kate Middleton's big day The Telegraph, 23 April 2011
- ↑ "Senior Army Commands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ↑ "DSC02119 copy". Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ↑ Service Appointments The Times, 8 February 2013
- ↑ "Court Circular". Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ↑ Major-General Edward Alexander Smyth-Osbourne CBE NRDC-ITA, 24 May 2016
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Sir George Norton |
GOC London District 2013–2016 |
Succeeded by Benjamin Bathurst |