William Rous (British Army officer)
Sir William Rous | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1939 |
| Died | May 1999 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1959–1996 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held | 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..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "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
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Michael Hobbs | General Officer Commanding the 4th Armoured Division 1987–1989 | Succeeded by Jeremy Mackenzie |
| Preceded by Jeremy Mackenzie | Commandant of the Staff College, Camberley 1989–1991 | Succeeded by Michael Rose |
| Preceded by Sir John Learmont | Military Secretary 1991–1994 | Succeeded by Sir Robert Hayman-Joyce |
| Preceded by Sir George Burns | Colonel of the Coldstream Guards 1994–1999 | Succeeded by Sir Michael Rose |
| Preceded by Sir John Learmont | Quartermaster-General to the Forces 1994–1996 | Succeeded by Sir Samuel Cowan |
