Charles Huxtable (British Army officer)

Sir Charles Huxtable
General Sir Charles Huxtable KCB CBE DL
Born (1931-07-22) 22 July 1931
Allegiance United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Rank General
Service number 420858
Commands held UK Land Forces
Battles/wars Korean War
Cyprus Emergency
Operation Banner
Awards Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB)
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

General Sir Charles Richard Huxtable, KCB, CBE, DL (born 22 July 1931) is a retired senior British Army officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, Land Forces between 1988 and 1990.

Military career

On 8 February 1952, having attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Huxtable was commissioned into the Duke of Wellington's Regiment as a second lieutenant. He was given the service number 420858.[1] He served as a platoon commander in the latter stages of the Korean War.[2] He was promoted to lieutenant on 8 February 1954,[3] captain on 8 February 1958,[4] and major on 8 February 1965.[5] In 1967 he served as a Company Commander in Cyprus.[6]

Huxtable became Commander of Land Forces in Northern Ireland in 1980,[7] Director of Army Staff Duties in 1982 and then Commander of Training and Arms Directors at the Ministry of Defence in 1983.[2] He went on to be Quartermaster-General in 1986 and Commander in Chief, UK Land Forces in 1988 before retiring in 1990.[2]

He was given the colonelcy of the Duke of Wellington's Regiment from 1982 to 1990 and was Colonel Commandant of the Ulster Defence Regiment from 1991 until 1992[8]. He then served as the first Colonel of the Royal Irish Regiment (1992) from 1992 to 1996.[9]

Later life

In retirement he has served as a member of the Prime Minister's Advisory Committee on Business Appointments.[10]

Honours and decorations

In the 1961 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE).[11]

References

  1. ↑ "No. 39495". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 March 1952. pp. 1595–1596.
  2. 1 2 3 Debrett's People of Today 1994
  3. ↑ "No. 40124". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 March 1954. p. 1598.
  4. ↑ "No. 41304". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 February 1958. p. 843.
  5. ↑ "No. 43569". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 February 1965. p. 1363.
  6. ↑ Duke of Wellington's Regiment: Lt. Col. Isles Recollections Archived 17 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ↑ Army List 1981
  8. ↑ "No. 54453". The London Gazette. 2 July 1996. p. 8914.
  9. ↑ "The Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th and Ulster Defence Regiment)". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  10. ↑ Hansard 1995
  11. ↑ "No. 42370". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 June 1961. pp. 4148–4150.
Military offices
Preceded by
Sir Richard Trant		 Quartermaster-General to the Forces
1986–1988		 Succeeded by
Sir Edward Jones
Preceded by
Sir John Chapple		 Commander in Chief, UK Land Forces
1988–1990		 Succeeded by
Sir John Waters
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