Michael Hicks (British Army officer)

Major-General William Michael Ellis Hicks CB OBE (2 June 1928 – 27 December 2008) was a British Army officer.

Michael Hicks
Born2 June 1928
Wendover, Buckinghamshire
Died27 December 2008
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
RankMajor-General
Commands held1st Battalion the Coldstream Guards
4th Guards Armoured Brigade
North West District
Battles/warsNorthern Ireland
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Military career

Educated at Eton College and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Hicks was commissioned into the Coldstream Guards in 1948.[1] He became commanding officer of 1st Battalion the Coldstream Guards in 1970 and was deployed to Northern Ireland during the Troubles.[1] He went on to be commander of the 4th Guards Armoured Brigade in Münster in 1974, Brigadier on the General Staff at UK Land Forces in 1976 and General Officer Commanding North West District in 1980 before retiring in 1983.[2]

He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1982 Birthday Honours.[3]

In 1950 he married Jean Hilary Duncan; they had three sons.[1] He died on 27 December 2008.[4]

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References
  1. Debrett's People of Today 1994. ISBN 978-1870520195.
  2. "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  3. "No. 49008". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 1982. p. 3.
  4. "Major-General Michael Hicks". The Telegraph. 20 January 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
Military offices
Preceded by
Peter Sibbald		 General Officer Commanding North West District
1980–1983		 Succeeded by
Philip Davies
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