Percy Radcliffe (British Army officer)
General Sir Percy Pollexfen de Blaquiere Radcliffe KCB KCMG DSO (9 February 1874 – 9 February 1934) was a British Army officer who reached high office in the 1930s.
Sir Percy Radcliffe | |
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| Born | 9 February 1874 |
| Died | 9 February 1934 (aged 60) |
| Allegiance |  |
| Service/ |  |
| Years of service | 1893 - 1934 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | 48th (South Midland) Division 4th Division Scottish Command Southern Command |
| Battles/wars | Second Boer War World War I |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order |
Military career
Percy Radcliffe was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1893.[1] He saw service with 'G' Battery, Royal Horse Artillery in the Second Boer War between 1899 and 1900.[1] He saw active service during World War I on the Western Front.[1] When William Robertson was replaced as CIGS in early 1918 by Sir Henry Wilson, Radcliffe was appointed Director of Military Operations at the War Office. He replaced Major-General Frederick Maurice.[2] Radcliffe continued as DMO from 1918 until 1922.[1] He was appointed General Officer Commanding 48th (South Midland) Division in 1923, General Officer Commanding 4th Division in 1926 and General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Scottish Command in 1930.[3] His final appointment was as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Southern Command from 1933 until his death, when he fell from a horse, in 1934.[4]
Family
He married twice - first to Rahmeh Theodora Swinburne in 1918 and then to Florence Alice Coromandel Tagg in 1932.[5]
Works
- Tactical Employment of Field Artillery (which he translated from the French).
- Report on the Franco-British Mission to Poland, July, August 1920
References
- "Radcliffe, Percy". Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- War Memoirs of David Lloyd George, Vol 2, p1782, Odhams Press Ltd. 1936
- Army Commands Archived 2015-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
- National Library of Australia
- The Peerage.com
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Harold Walker |
GOC 48th (South Midland) Division 1918–1923 |
Succeeded by Thomas Pitman |
| Preceded by Reginald Stephens |
General Officer Commanding the 4th Division 1926–1927 |
Succeeded by Archibald Cameron |
| Preceded by Sir William Peyton |
GOC-in-C Scottish Command 1930–1933 |
Succeeded by Sir Archibald Cameron |
| Preceded by Sir Cecil Romer |
GOC-in-C Southern Command 1933–1934 |
Succeeded by Sir John Burnett-Stuart |