Michael Hobbs (British Army officer)

Sir Michael Hobbs
Major General Sir Michael Hobbs in the procession to the Garter service at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle
Born	28 February 1937
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1956-1987
Rank	Major-General
Commands held	39th Infantry Brigade 4th Armoured Division
Awards	Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Major General Sir Michael Frederick Hobbs KCVO, CBE (born 28 February 1937) is a former commander in the British Army and now a charity director and Governor of the Military Knights of Windsor.

Military career

Educated at Eton College, Hobbs was commissioned into the Grenadier Guards in 1956.^[1] He served on the Directing Staff of Staff College, Camberley between 1974 and 1977. He was appointed Commander of the 39th Infantry Brigade in 1982, Director of Army Public Relations at the Ministry of Defence in 1984 and General Officer Commanding 4th Armoured Division in 1985 before he retired in 1987.^[2]

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.^[3] 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.^[4] Sir Michael has been the Governor of the Military Knights of Windsor since 2000.

References

1. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 40805. p. 3493. 12 June 1956. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
2. ^ Army Commands
3. ^ Douglas, Ed (2007-04-21). "Soaring spirit of adventure". The Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/features/3632250/Soaring-spirit-of-adventure.html. 
4. ^ "Court Circular: Mar 12". The Times. 2009-03-12. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/court_and_social/article5890550.ece. 

Military offices
Preceded by John Waters	General Officer Commanding the 4th Armoured Division 1985–1987	Succeeded by William Rous

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Name	Hobbs, Michael
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Date of birth	28 February 1937
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