Charles Huxtable (British Army officer)
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General Sir Charles Huxtable KCB CBE DL
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| Born | 22 July 1931 |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 British Army
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| Rank | General |
| Service number | 420858 |
| Commands held | UK Land Forces |
| Battles/wars |
Korean War Cyprus Emergency Operation Banner |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) |
General Sir Charles Richard Huxtable, KCB, CBE, DL (born 22 July 1931) is a retired senior British Army officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, Land Forces between 1988 and 1990.
Huxtable was born 22 July 1931. He was educated at Wellington College, an independent school in Berkshire.
On 8 February 1952, having attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Huxtable was commissioned into the Duke of Wellington's Regiment as a second lieutenant. He was given the service number 420858. He served as a platoon commander in the latter stages of the Korean War. He was promoted to lieutenant on 8 February 1954,captain on 8 February 1958, and major on 8 February 1965. In 1967 he served as a Company Commander in Cyprus.
Huxtable became Commander of Land Forces in Northern Ireland in 1980, Director of Army Staff Duties in 1982 and then Commander of Training and Arms Directors at the Ministry of Defence in 1983. He went on to be Quartermaster-General in 1986 and Commander in Chief, UK Land Forces in 1988 before retiring in 1990. He was Colonel Commandant of the Ulster Defence Regiment from 1991 until 1992.
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