Career
Educated at Charterhouse School and Welbeck College, Bill was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1973. After commanding 33 Independent Field Squadron in Northern Ireland, he became commanding officer of 39 Engineer Regiment at Waterbeach. He was posted to United Kingdom Land Forces in 1997 first as Commander, Royal Engineers and then as Brigadier, General Staff.
Promoted major general in 2002, he became General Officer Commanding United Kingdom Support Command (Germany) at Rheindahlen.
He went on to be Deputy Commander North Atlantic Treaty Organization Rapid Deployable Corps (Italy) in September 2006 and United Kingdom Military Representative to North Atlantic Treaty Organization in October 2008. He became Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies in 2012.
