William Rous (British Army officer)
Sir William Rous | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1939 |
| Died | May 1999 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1959–1996 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands | 4th Armoured Division Staff College, Camberley |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
Lieutenant General The Honourable Sir William Edward Rous KCB, OBE (1939 – May 1999) was a British Army officer who served as Quartermaster-General to the Forces.
Military career
Born the son of the Earl of Stradbroke, Rous was commissioned into the Coldstream Guards in 1959.[1]
He was appointed General Officer Commanding 4th Armoured Division in 1987[2] and then selected to be Commandant of the Staff College, Camberley in 1989.[3]
In 1991 he was appointed Military Secretary[4] and in 1994 he went on to be Quartermaster-General to the Forces.[5] He retired in 1996.[6]
He was also Colonel of the Coldstream Guards.[7]
In retirement he was Chairman of Kingston Hospital: he died of cancer in May 1999 and the cancer unit at the hospital is named after him.[8]
References
- ^ "No. 41826". The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 September 1959. p. 6045.
- ^ "No. 51136". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 December 1987. p. 14774.
- ^ "No. 51969". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 December 1989. p. 14616.
- ^ "No. 52691". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 October 1991. p. 16043.
- ^ "No. 53652". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 April 1994. p. 6156.
- ^ "No. 54453". The London Gazette. 1 July 1996. p. 8911.
- ^ "No. 53587". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 February 1994. p. 2316.
- ^ Kingston Cancer Unit