William Rous (British Army officer)
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Sir William Rous | |
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| Born | 23 February 1939 North Walsham, Norfolk, England |
| Died | 25 May 1999 (aged 60) Chichester, West Sussex, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1959–1996 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Commands | 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 Sir William Edward Rous, KCB, OBE (23 February 1939 – 25 May 1999) was a British Army officer who served as Quartermaster-General to the Forces.
Rous was the second son of Hon. Keith Rous and Pamela Catherine Mabell Kay-Shuttleworth,[1] only daughter of Captain Hon. Edward James Kay-Shuttleworth (1890–1917). His mother was the granddaughter of Ughtred Kay-Shuttleworth, 1st Baron Shuttleworth and sister of the 4th Baron.[2] He had an elder brother, Keith Rous, later the 6th Earl of Stradbroke.[2] His parents divorced in 1940. His father remarried, in 1943, to April Mary Asquith, daughter of Brigadier General Hon. Arthur Asquith, and had one more son and four daughters. He was educated at Harrow School and Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.[1]
In 1983, his father succeeded his elder brother, John Rous, 4th Earl of Stradbroke, as the 5th Earl of Stradbroke but lived only four days as earl before his own death.[1]