Sir Michael Hobbs | |
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Born | 28 February 1937 |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1956-1988 |
Rank | Major-General |
Service number | 447271 |
Commands held |
39th Infantry Brigade 4th Armoured Division |
Awards |
Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Commander of the Order of the British Empire Mentioned in Dispatches |
Major General Sir Michael Frederick Hobbs KCVO CBE (born 28 February 1937) is a former commander in the British Army who was later a charity director and Governor of the Military Knights of Windsor.
Educated at Eton College [1], Hobbs was commissioned into the Grenadier Guards on 14 April 1956 as a second lieutenant to fulfil his national service obligation. [2] He was promoted to lieutenant on 28 February 1958 and was removed from the national service list. [3] On 28 February 1964, he was promoted to captain, [4] and to major on 31 December 1969. [5] He served on the Directing Staff of Staff College, Camberley between 1974 and 1977. In 1979, during The Troubles, he was posted to Northern Ireland. [6]
On 30 June 1980, Hobbs was promoted to colonel, [7] and to brigadier on 31 December 1981. [8] He was appointed Commander of the 39th Infantry Brigade in 1982. He was posted again to Northern Ireland in 1983 as part of the Staff. [9] He was appointed Director of Army Public Relations at the Ministry of Defence and served there from January 1984 to July 1985. [10] He was General Officer Commanding 4th Armoured Division between December 1985 and November 1987. [10] On 29 March 1986, he was promoted to major-general with seniority from 22 June 1984. [11]
Hobbs retired on 23 February 1988. [12]
Sir Michael has also held the positions of both Director of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award between 1988 and 1998 and a Director of the Outward Bound Trust since 1995. [13] He is a director of the London Law Trust, a grant making charitable trust, and has served as the Deputy Chairman of the Development Committee of the College of St. George. [14]
Sir Michael became the Governor of the Military Knights of Windsor in 2000 and retired from this post in July 2012. [1]
Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) | 13 June 1998 [15] | |
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) | 12 June 1982 [16] | |
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) | 9 October 1979 [6] | |
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) | 15 June 1974 [17] | |
Officer of the Order of St John | 15 April 1994 [18] | |
General Service Medal with bronze palm for Mentioned in Dispatches | With 'Northern Ireland' clasp, (MID) 1983 [9] | |
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal | 1977 | |
Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal | 2002 | |
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal | 2012 |
Hobbs is married to Tessa. [19] Lady Hobbs is an internationally renowned garden designer. [20] In 2000, his son William Hobbs was jailed for killing a cyclist whilst drink-driving. The 21-year-old was sentenced to four and a half years. [19] [20]
Hobb's grandmother was a lady in waiting to Queen Mary wife of George V. [21]
Sir Michael Hobbs | |
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Born | 28 February 1937 |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1956-1988 |
Rank | Major-General |
Service number | 447271 |
Commands held |
39th Infantry Brigade 4th Armoured Division |
Awards |
Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Commander of the Order of the British Empire Mentioned in Dispatches |
Major General Sir Michael Frederick Hobbs KCVO CBE (born 28 February 1937) is a former commander in the British Army who was later a charity director and Governor of the Military Knights of Windsor.
Educated at Eton College [1], Hobbs was commissioned into the Grenadier Guards on 14 April 1956 as a second lieutenant to fulfil his national service obligation. [2] He was promoted to lieutenant on 28 February 1958 and was removed from the national service list. [3] On 28 February 1964, he was promoted to captain, [4] and to major on 31 December 1969. [5] He served on the Directing Staff of Staff College, Camberley between 1974 and 1977. In 1979, during The Troubles, he was posted to Northern Ireland. [6]
On 30 June 1980, Hobbs was promoted to colonel, [7] and to brigadier on 31 December 1981. [8] He was appointed Commander of the 39th Infantry Brigade in 1982. He was posted again to Northern Ireland in 1983 as part of the Staff. [9] He was appointed Director of Army Public Relations at the Ministry of Defence and served there from January 1984 to July 1985. [10] He was General Officer Commanding 4th Armoured Division between December 1985 and November 1987. [10] On 29 March 1986, he was promoted to major-general with seniority from 22 June 1984. [11]
Hobbs retired on 23 February 1988. [12]
Sir Michael has also held the positions of both Director of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award between 1988 and 1998 and a Director of the Outward Bound Trust since 1995. [13] He is a director of the London Law Trust, a grant making charitable trust, and has served as the Deputy Chairman of the Development Committee of the College of St. George. [14]
Sir Michael became the Governor of the Military Knights of Windsor in 2000 and retired from this post in July 2012. [1]
Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) | 13 June 1998 [15] | |
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) | 12 June 1982 [16] | |
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) | 9 October 1979 [6] | |
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) | 15 June 1974 [17] | |
Officer of the Order of St John | 15 April 1994 [18] | |
General Service Medal with bronze palm for Mentioned in Dispatches | With 'Northern Ireland' clasp, (MID) 1983 [9] | |
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal | 1977 | |
Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal | 2002 | |
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal | 2012 |
Hobbs is married to Tessa. [19] Lady Hobbs is an internationally renowned garden designer. [20] In 2000, his son William Hobbs was jailed for killing a cyclist whilst drink-driving. The 21-year-old was sentenced to four and a half years. [19] [20]
Hobb's grandmother was a lady in waiting to Queen Mary wife of George V. [21]