Sir John Eldridge | |
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Born | 2 March 1898 |
Died | 3 November 1985 (aged 87) |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | ![]() |
Years of service | 1915−1957 |
Rank | Lieutenant-General |
Service number | 13420 |
Unit | Royal Artillery |
Commands held |
Aldershot District Military College of Science |
Battles/wars |
World War I World War II |
Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Military Cross Mentioned in despatches |
Lieutenant-General Sir (William) John Eldridge KBE CB DSO MC (2 March 1898 – 3 November 1985) was a senior British Army officer who became General Officer Commanding Aldershot District.
Eldridge was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1915 during World War I and served in France and Belgium. [1] He was awarded the Military Cross in September 1917 for his actions during the war, [2] and the Distinguished Service Order in January 1919. [3]
After the war he was involved in operations in Iraq. [1] He attended the Staff College, Camberley, alongside future general officers such as William Dimoline, Leslie Lockhart and Ashton Wade, from 1933 to 1934. [4] [5] He also served in World War II and was deployed to Italy in 1944. [1]
He became Director General of Artillery at the Ministry of Supply in 1945 and Commandant of the Royal Military College of Science in 1948. [1] He was made General Officer Commanding Aldershot District in 1951 and Controller of Munitions at the Ministry of Supply in 1953; he retired in 1957. [1]
He was a Founder Member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies. [6]
Sir John Eldridge | |
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Born | 2 March 1898 |
Died | 3 November 1985 (aged 87) |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | ![]() |
Years of service | 1915−1957 |
Rank | Lieutenant-General |
Service number | 13420 |
Unit | Royal Artillery |
Commands held |
Aldershot District Military College of Science |
Battles/wars |
World War I World War II |
Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Military Cross Mentioned in despatches |
Lieutenant-General Sir (William) John Eldridge KBE CB DSO MC (2 March 1898 – 3 November 1985) was a senior British Army officer who became General Officer Commanding Aldershot District.
Eldridge was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1915 during World War I and served in France and Belgium. [1] He was awarded the Military Cross in September 1917 for his actions during the war, [2] and the Distinguished Service Order in January 1919. [3]
After the war he was involved in operations in Iraq. [1] He attended the Staff College, Camberley, alongside future general officers such as William Dimoline, Leslie Lockhart and Ashton Wade, from 1933 to 1934. [4] [5] He also served in World War II and was deployed to Italy in 1944. [1]
He became Director General of Artillery at the Ministry of Supply in 1945 and Commandant of the Royal Military College of Science in 1948. [1] He was made General Officer Commanding Aldershot District in 1951 and Controller of Munitions at the Ministry of Supply in 1953; he retired in 1957. [1]
He was a Founder Member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies. [6]