Douglas Brownrigg
| Sir Douglas Brownrigg | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 April 1886 |
| Died | 7 February 1946 (aged 59) |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/ |
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| Years of service | 1905–1940 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held |
159th (Welsh Border) Infantry Brigade 51st (Highland) Division |
| Battles/wars |
World War I World War II |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order |
Lieutenant General Sir Wellesley Douglas Studholme Brownrigg KCB DSO (21 April 1886 – 7 February 1946) was a senior British Army officer who became Military Secretary.
Military career
Brownrigg was commissioned into the 1st Bn Sherwood Foresters in 1905.[1] He became Adjutant of his Regiment in 1910.[1]
He served in World War I in the 13th Division and fought at Gallipoli in 1915 and then in Mesopotamia during the remaining years of the War.[1]
After the War he became Deputy Assistant Adjutant General at the War Office and then became a General Staff Officer at the Royal Military College Sandhurst.[1] He returned to the War Office as a General Service Officer in 1923 and became Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General for the Shanghai Defence Force in China in 1927.[1] He was placed in charge of Administration for the North China Command in 1928.[1] He was appointed Commander of 159th (Welsh Border) Infantry Brigade in 1933 and General Officer Commanding 51st (Highland) Division in 1935.[1]
He became Military Secretary in 1938 and Director General of the Territorial Army in 1939.[1]
He took part in World War II as Adjutant-General of the British Expeditionary Force in 1939 and retired in 1940.[1] He was a Sector and Zone Commander for the Home Guard for the rest of the War.[1] In late 1942, Brownrigg was employed as the military advisor for the British film The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp. The film was about an officer called Major-General Wynne-Candy, whose fictional career was rather similar to Brownrigg's, as he had served with distinction in the First World War, was retired after Dunkirk and then had taken a senior role in the Home Guard.[2]
Family
In 1919 he married Mona Jeffreys.[3] Sir Douglas Brownrigg and Lady Brownrigg were keen dog breeders who imported two of the first Shih Tzus into the United Kingdom from China.[4] His memoirs; Unexpected (a book of memories), were published in 1942.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ↑ Penny, Summerfield; Peniston-Bird, Corinna. Contesting Home Defense: Men, Women, and the Home Guard in the Second World War. Manchester University Press. p. 138. ISBN 978-0719062025.
- ↑ Unit Histories
- ↑ Early days with Lady Brownrigg
- ↑ World War Books - Catalogue 31 - Item 113
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Viscount Gort |
Military Secretary 1938–1939 |
Succeeded by Sir George Giffard |
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