Charles Huxtable (British Army officer)

Sir Charles Huxtable
Born	22 July 1931 (1931-07-22)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
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 Huxtable KCB CBE DL (born 22 July 1931) is a former Commander in Chief, UK Land Forces.

Army career

Educated at Wellington College, Charles Huxtable was commissioned into the Duke of Wellington's Regiment in February 1952 and served as a platoon commander in the latter stages of the Korean War. In 1967 he served as a Company Commander in Cyprus.

In 1980 he was appointed Commander of Land Forces in Northern Ireland. He was Director of Army Staff Duties between 1982 and 1983 and then Commander of Training and Arms Directors at the Ministry of Defence from 1983 to 1986. He was Quartermaster-General from 1986 to 1988.

He served as the Commander in Chief, UK Land Forces from 1988 to 1990 when he retired.

Later career

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

External link

Duke of Wellington's Regimental Website - Who We Are, by General Huxtable

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