William Cubitt

Major General Sir William George Cubitt, (born Q1, 1959 in Kensington) 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. 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. He was invested by the Queen as a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order on relinquishing his appointment on 29 June 2011. He was succeeded as Major General Commanding the Household Division and General Officer Commanding London District by Major General George Norton.