| Sir Cecil Romer | |
|---|---|
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File:Cecilromer.jpg General Sir Cecil Romer | |
| Born | November 14, 1869 |
| Died | 1962 (aged 92 or 93) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held |
59th Division 1st Division Western Command Southern Command |
| Battles/wars |
Second Boer War World War I |
| Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George |
General Sir Cecil Francis Romer GCB KBE CMG (14 November 1869 – 1962) was a British Army general who reached high command during the 1920s.
Military career[]
Born at Ifield in Sussex,[1] Cecil Romer was commissioned into the Royal Dublin Fusiliers[2] in 1890 and served in the Second Boer War between 1899 and 1902.[3] He went on to become a General Staff Officer in 1904.[3]
In World War I he fought on the Western Front.[3] He was General Officer Commanding 59th Division between 1917 and 1918.[4]
He became General Officer Commanding 1st Division at Aldershot in 1926.[3] He was then elevated to General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Command in 1928 and to General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Command in 1931.[3] In 1933 he was appointed Adjutant-General to the Forces: he retired in 1935.[3]
References[]
External links[]
- Works by Cecil Romer at Project Gutenberg
The original article can be found at Cecil Romer and the edit history here.