Charles Huxtable (British Army officer)

General Sir Charles Richard Huxtable, KCB, CBE, DL (22 July 1931 – 26 November 2018) was a senior British Army officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, Land Forces from 1988 to 1990.

Sir Charles Huxtable
General Sir Charles Huxtable KCB CBE
Born	(1931-07-22)22 July 1931
Died	26 November 2018(2018-11-26) (aged 87)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1952–1990
Rank	General
Service number	420858
Commands held	Land Forces
Battles/wars	Korean War Cyprus Emergency Operation Banner
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Military career

Huxtable graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Duke of Wellington's Regiment on 8 February 1952. 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] was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 1961 Queen's Birthday Honours,[5] and made major on 8 February 1965.[6] In 1967 he served as a Company Commander in Cyprus.[7]

Huxtable became Commander of Land Forces in Northern Ireland in 1980,[8] 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, Land Forces in 1988 before retiring in 1990.[2]

Huxtable held 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.[9] He then served as the first Colonel of the Royal Irish Regiment from 1992 to 1996.[10]

Later life

In retirement Huxtable served as a member of the Prime Minister's Advisory Committee on Business Appointments.[11] He died on 26 November 2018.[12]

References

1. "No. 39495". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 March 1952. pp. 1595–1596.
2. 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. 42370". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 June 1961. pp. 4148–4150.
6. "No. 43569". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 February 1965. p. 1363.
7. Duke of Wellington's Regiment: Lt. Col. Isles Recollections Archived 17 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
8. Army List 1981
9. "No. 54453". The London Gazette. 2 July 1996. p. 8914.
10. "The Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th and Ulster Defence Regiment)". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 3 January 2007. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
11. Hansard 1995
12. "General Sir Charles Huxtable: death notification". Duke of Wellington's Regiment Association. 29 November 2018. Archived from the original on 29 November 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.

External links

• 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