Reginald White (British Army officer)

Colonel Reginald Strelley Moresby White CBE was the 10th Commander of the Ceylon Defence Force. He was appointed on 6 February 1939 until 1 January 1942. He was succeeded by T. G. Watson.[1]

Colonel

Reginald Strelley Moresby White

CBE
AllegianceBritish Ceylon
Service/branchCeylon Defence Force
RankColonel
UnitLeicestershire Regiment
Commands heldCommander of the Ceylon Defence Force

First-class cricket

While studying at the University of Oxford, White played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making his debut against Sussex at Hove in 1913.[2] He played first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1913 and 1914, making five appearances.[2] He later played first-class matches for the Europeans in 1924, and the British Army cricket team in 1930.[2] He also played one minor counties cricket match for Lincolnshire in 1913.[3]

References
  1. "Commandants". ceylondatabase.net. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  2. "First-Class Matches played by Reginald White". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
  3. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Reginald White". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
Military offices
Preceded by
Gordon Thorne		 Commander of the Ceylon Defence Force
1939-1942		 Succeeded by
T. G. Watson
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