Leonard Arthur Hawes

Major-General
Leonard Arthur Hawes
CBE DSO MC DL
Born (1892-07-22)22 July 1892
Throcking, Hertfordshire, England
Died 7 August 1986(1986-08-07) (aged 94)
Petersfield, Hampshire, England
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch  British Army
Years of service 1912−1945
Rank Major-General
Service number 4767
Unit Royal Artillery
Battles/wars World War I
World War II
Awards Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Order
Military Cross
Other work Deputy Lieutenant for West Sussex

Major-General Leonard Arthur Hawes CBE DSO MC DL (22 July 1892 − 7 August 1986) was a senior officer in the British Army who was responsible for preparing the transport to France of the British Expeditionary Force at the outbreak of World War II.[1][2]

Biography

Leonard Arthur Hawes was born on 22 July 1892 in Throcking, Hertfordshire. He was educated at Bedford Modern School[3] and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.[1]

Hawes served in World War I during which he was wounded, mentioned in despatches, made CBE and awarded the DSO, the MC and the Order of the Crown of Italy.[1][4] Attending the Staff College, Camberley from 1925 to 1926, he served as a Major-General during World War II.[1][5][6]

Hawes was made a Deputy Lieutenant for West Sussex in 1977 where he died on 7 August 1986.[1] His private papers, including an unpublished autobiography, are held at the Imperial War Museum.[7][8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Who Was Who, Published by A&C Black Limited
  2. ↑ "The Republic in Danger". Google.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  3. ↑ Eagle News, Obituary in The Magazine of Old Bedford Modernians, Number 54, January 1987
  4. ↑ "A Field Marshal in the Family". google.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "2648 SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE" (PDF). Thegazette.co.uk. 9 May 1941. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "The Battle for France & Flanders". google.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "Private Papers Major General L Hawes CBE DSO MC DL (Documents.1576)". Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  8. ↑ "National Portrait Gallery - Person - Leonard Arthur Hawes". npg.org.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2015.

Further reading

  • Smart, Nick (2005). Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of the Second World War. Barnesley: Pen & Sword. ISBN 1844150496.


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