William Cleeve | |
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Born | 24 January 1853
[1] Barbados, Lesser Antilles |
Died | 31 January 1922 (aged 69) Cheltenham, Gloucestershire |
Place of burial | Llanfrechfa,
Wales |
Allegiance |
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Service/ |
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Years of service | 1873 – 1918 |
Rank | Major-General |
Commands held | Royal Military Academy, Woolwich |
Battles/wars |
Second Anglo-Afghan War World War I |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Major-General William Frederick Cleeve CB JP (24 January 1853 – 31 January 1922) was a British Army officer who became Commandant of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.
Cleeve was commissioned into the Royal Artillery as a lieutenant on 29 April 1873. [2] He served in Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878–80), [2] was promoted to captain on 1 September 1882, to major on 12 February 1890, and to lieutenant-colonel on 3 January 1899. [3] He was appointed Chief Instructor in Gunnery in 1901, and promoted to colonel on 3 January 1903. [4] In 1914 he was appointed Commandant of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, holding that post throughout World War I. [2]
Cleeve was appointed as a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in 1916. [5]
In 1894, he married Gwladys Elizabeth Mitchell. [6]
William Cleeve | |
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Born | 24 January 1853
[1] Barbados, Lesser Antilles |
Died | 31 January 1922 (aged 69) Cheltenham, Gloucestershire |
Place of burial | Llanfrechfa,
Wales |
Allegiance |
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Service/ |
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Years of service | 1873 – 1918 |
Rank | Major-General |
Commands held | Royal Military Academy, Woolwich |
Battles/wars |
Second Anglo-Afghan War World War I |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Major-General William Frederick Cleeve CB JP (24 January 1853 – 31 January 1922) was a British Army officer who became Commandant of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.
Cleeve was commissioned into the Royal Artillery as a lieutenant on 29 April 1873. [2] He served in Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878–80), [2] was promoted to captain on 1 September 1882, to major on 12 February 1890, and to lieutenant-colonel on 3 January 1899. [3] He was appointed Chief Instructor in Gunnery in 1901, and promoted to colonel on 3 January 1903. [4] In 1914 he was appointed Commandant of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, holding that post throughout World War I. [2]
Cleeve was appointed as a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in 1916. [5]
In 1894, he married Gwladys Elizabeth Mitchell. [6]