The Lord Weeks | |
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Born | Durham, County Durham, England [1] | 13 November 1890
Died | 19 August 1960 | (aged 69)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Rank | Lieutenant-General |
Service number | 51084 |
Battles/wars |
World War I World War II |
Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Military Cross & Bar |
Lieutenant-General Ronald Morce Weeks, 1st Baron Weeks KCB, CBE, DSO, MC & Bar, TD (13 November 1890 – 19 August 1960) was a British Army general during the Second World War.
Weeks was commissioned into the South Lancashire Regiment of the Territorial Army in 1913. [2] He served in the Rifle Brigade during the First World War and then retired from military service in 1919. [2]
He was re-employed during the Second World War, initially as Chief of Staff for the Territorial Division and then as a brigadier on the General Staff of Home Forces in 1940. [2] He was promoted to acting major-general on 17 March 1941 [3] and was appointed Director General of Army Equipment in 1941 and Deputy Chief of the Imperial General Staff in 1942. [2] He then became Deputy Military Governor and Chief of Staff of the British Zone for the Allied Control Council in Germany in 1945; in that capacity he was involved in negotiations to avoid the Berlin Blockade. [4] He retired from the British Army later that year. [2]
He was awarded the Military Cross (MC) in 1917, [5] and a Bar to the MC in 1918. The citation for his MC reads: [6]
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during lengthy operations. It was largely due to his courage and able leadership that the counter-attack of two battalions against a hostile position was successful. During a subsequent withdrawal he carried out some very valuable and gallant reconnaissance work.
He was appointed to the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in 1918, [7] made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1939 [8] and a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in 1943. [9] He was also mentioned in dispatches three times for his service during the First World War. [1]
After the war, Weeks became Chairman of Vickers. [10] In 1956 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Weeks, of Ryton in the County Palatine of Durham. [11]
Weeks married Evelyn Elsie Haynes on 21 April 1922. They were divorced in 1930. On 3 February 1931, he married Cynthia Mary Irvine. With his second wife he had two daughters: [12]
Weeks died on 19 August 1960, aged 69, when, in the absence of male heirs, the barony became extinct.
The Lord Weeks | |
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Born | Durham, County Durham, England [1] | 13 November 1890
Died | 19 August 1960 | (aged 69)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Rank | Lieutenant-General |
Service number | 51084 |
Battles/wars |
World War I World War II |
Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Military Cross & Bar |
Lieutenant-General Ronald Morce Weeks, 1st Baron Weeks KCB, CBE, DSO, MC & Bar, TD (13 November 1890 – 19 August 1960) was a British Army general during the Second World War.
Weeks was commissioned into the South Lancashire Regiment of the Territorial Army in 1913. [2] He served in the Rifle Brigade during the First World War and then retired from military service in 1919. [2]
He was re-employed during the Second World War, initially as Chief of Staff for the Territorial Division and then as a brigadier on the General Staff of Home Forces in 1940. [2] He was promoted to acting major-general on 17 March 1941 [3] and was appointed Director General of Army Equipment in 1941 and Deputy Chief of the Imperial General Staff in 1942. [2] He then became Deputy Military Governor and Chief of Staff of the British Zone for the Allied Control Council in Germany in 1945; in that capacity he was involved in negotiations to avoid the Berlin Blockade. [4] He retired from the British Army later that year. [2]
He was awarded the Military Cross (MC) in 1917, [5] and a Bar to the MC in 1918. The citation for his MC reads: [6]
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during lengthy operations. It was largely due to his courage and able leadership that the counter-attack of two battalions against a hostile position was successful. During a subsequent withdrawal he carried out some very valuable and gallant reconnaissance work.
He was appointed to the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in 1918, [7] made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1939 [8] and a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in 1943. [9] He was also mentioned in dispatches three times for his service during the First World War. [1]
After the war, Weeks became Chairman of Vickers. [10] In 1956 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Weeks, of Ryton in the County Palatine of Durham. [11]
Weeks married Evelyn Elsie Haynes on 21 April 1922. They were divorced in 1930. On 3 February 1931, he married Cynthia Mary Irvine. With his second wife he had two daughters: [12]
Weeks died on 19 August 1960, aged 69, when, in the absence of male heirs, the barony became extinct.