About Sebastian Roberts
Lived 1954 – 2023 (aged 69). Sebastian Roberts was a British military leader.
Major General Sir Sebastian John Lechmere Roberts, (7 January 1954 – 9 March 2023) was a senior British Army officer who served as the Senior Army Representative at the Royal College of Defence Studies.
Military career Educated at St Philip's School, Ampleforth College and Balliol College, Oxford, Roberts was commissioned into the Irish Guards in 1977. Roberts went on serve as commanding officer of the 1st Battalion of the Irish Guards in London and Northern Ireland.
Roberts also served as Colonel of the Irish Guards from 2008 to 2011, being succeeded by Prince William on 10 February 2011.
Roberts was the author of Soldiering: The Military Covenant (1998).
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Who was Sebastian Roberts?
British Army general
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Sebastian Roberts was born on 7 January 1954.
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Sebastian Roberts died on 9 March 2023.
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Sebastian Roberts was a military leader.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Sebastian Roberts. https://biography.guide/sebastian-roberts/
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