Edward Smyth-Osbourne

Edward Smyth-Osbourne
On duty at the State Opening of Parliament 2015
Born	1964
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1983 –
Rank	Major General
Commands held	Household Cavalry Regiment 38th (Irish) Infantry Brigade Major-General commanding the Household Division
Battles/wars	War in Afghanistan
Awards	Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Major-General Edward Alexander Smyth-Osbourne CBE (born 1964) is a senior British Army officer.

Military career

Smyth-Osbourne was commissioned into the Life Guards in October 1983.^[1] He went on to be Commanding Officer of the Household Cavalry Regiment in 2005^[2] and in that role deployed to Afghanistan in 2007^[3] and then became Commander of 38th (Irish) Infantry Brigade in 2009.^[4] He went on to be Director of the ISAF Force Reintegration Cell in 2012^[5] and Major-General commanding the Household Division in July 2013.^[6]

Smyth-Osbourne was Prince William's and Prince Harry's Commanding Officer in the Household Cavalry Regiment and acted as their military mentor. He was also Prince Harry’s Commanding Officer when the prince undertook active service in Afghanistan. He was invited to the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton in April 2011.^[3]

References

1. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 49532. p. 14702. 7 November 1983. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
2. UK troops killed in ambush named BBC, 2 August 2006
3. Royal wedding guest list: who will be attending Prince William and Kate Middleton's big day The Telegraph, 23 April 2011
4. Army Commands
5. ISAF Photos
6. Service Appointments The Times, 8 February 2013