John Minshull-Ford | |
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Born | 12 May 1881 |
Died | 1 April 1948 (aged 66) |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1900–1940 |
Rank | Major General |
Unit | Royal Welsh Fusiliers |
Commands held | 1st Battalion,
South Staffordshire Regiment 5th Infantry Brigade 44th (Home Counties) Division |
Battles/wars |
World War I World War II |
Awards |
Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Military Cross |
Major-General John Randle Minshull-Ford CB DSO MC (12 May 1881 – 1 April 1948) was a senior British Army officer who briefly served as Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey before the German Occupation in 1940.
Educated at Twyford School, [1] Minshull-Ford was commissioned into the Royal Welch Fusiliers in 1900. [2] He served in World War I as commander of the 1st Bn of his regiment in the British Expeditionary Force and was wounded at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle in March 1915. [2] He continued his war service as a brigade commander in the Home Forces and then in France from 1916. [2]
After the War he was briefly a brigade commander in the British Army of the Rhine and then served as commanding officer of 1 Bn South Staffordshire Regiment from 1925. [2] He was appointed commander of 5th Infantry Brigade at Aldershot Command in 1930 and General Officer Commanding 44th (Home Counties) Division in April 1934 before retiring in April 1938. [2] [3]
He was briefly Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey in 1940 just before the German Occupation. [2]
In 1912 he married Dorothy Harmood-Banner, a daughter of the Liverpool accountant and M.P., Sir John Sutherland Harmood-Banner. [4]
John Minshull-Ford | |
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Born | 12 May 1881 |
Died | 1 April 1948 (aged 66) |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1900–1940 |
Rank | Major General |
Unit | Royal Welsh Fusiliers |
Commands held | 1st Battalion,
South Staffordshire Regiment 5th Infantry Brigade 44th (Home Counties) Division |
Battles/wars |
World War I World War II |
Awards |
Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Military Cross |
Major-General John Randle Minshull-Ford CB DSO MC (12 May 1881 – 1 April 1948) was a senior British Army officer who briefly served as Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey before the German Occupation in 1940.
Educated at Twyford School, [1] Minshull-Ford was commissioned into the Royal Welch Fusiliers in 1900. [2] He served in World War I as commander of the 1st Bn of his regiment in the British Expeditionary Force and was wounded at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle in March 1915. [2] He continued his war service as a brigade commander in the Home Forces and then in France from 1916. [2]
After the War he was briefly a brigade commander in the British Army of the Rhine and then served as commanding officer of 1 Bn South Staffordshire Regiment from 1925. [2] He was appointed commander of 5th Infantry Brigade at Aldershot Command in 1930 and General Officer Commanding 44th (Home Counties) Division in April 1934 before retiring in April 1938. [2] [3]
He was briefly Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey in 1940 just before the German Occupation. [2]
In 1912 he married Dorothy Harmood-Banner, a daughter of the Liverpool accountant and M.P., Sir John Sutherland Harmood-Banner. [4]