Edward Smyth-Osbourne

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Sir Edward Smyth-Osbourne
Mentioned in Despatches
Spouse(s)
Lucy Turner
​
(m. 1996)​
Children2

CBE (born 18 May 1964) is a retired senior British Army
officer.

Early life and education

Smyth-Osbourne was born on 18 May 1964 in Plymouth, England.[1] He was educated at Eton College, an all-boys public school in Berkshire. He studied at the University of St Andrews, graduating with an undergraduate Master of Arts (MA Hons).[1]

Military career

As GOC Household Division, on duty at the State Opening of Parliament 2015
At the Coronation of King Charles III as Regimental Colonel of The Life Guards

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] He then became commander of the 38th (Irish) Brigade in 2009,[5] Director of the ISAF Force Reintegration Cell in 2012,[6] and Major-General commanding the Household Division in July 2013.[7]

Smyth-Osbourne was

Kate Middleton in April 2011.[4]

Smyth-Osbourne relinquished command of the Household Division on 11 June 2016 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 in July 2016,[9] and took command of the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps in July 2019.[10] He retired in April 2022.[11]

Smyth-Osbourne was appointed

Colonel of The Life Guards and Gold Stick in Waiting to the Queen on 7 June 2019.[12]

Personal life

In 1996, Smyth-Osbourne married Lucy Turner. Together they have two children: one son and one daughter.[1]

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4
    . Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  2. ^ "No. 49532". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 November 1983. p. 14702.
  3. ^ UK troops killed in ambush named BBC, 2 August 2006
  4. ^ a b Royal wedding guest list: who will be attending Prince William and Kate Middleton's big day The Telegraph, 23 April 2011
  5. ^ "Senior Army Commands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  6. ^ "DSC02119 copy". 13 January 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  7. ^ Service Appointments The Times, 8 February 2013
  8. ^ "Court Circular". The Royal Family. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  9. ^ Major-General Edward Alexander Smyth-Osbourne CBE NRDC-ITA, 24 May 2016
  10. ^ "Top Brass Picks Up". The Imjin. p. 4. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  11. ^ "No. 63685". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 May 2022. p. 8325.
  12. ^ "Court Circular". The Times. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
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Preceded by GOC London District
2013–2016 		Succeeded by
Benjamin Bathurst
Preceded by Commander Allied Rapid Reaction Corps
2019–2021 		Succeeded by
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