| John Minshull-Ford | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 12, 1881 |
| Died | April 1, 1948 (aged 66) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Years of service | 1900 - 1940 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| 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 British Army officer who briefly served as Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey before the German Occupation in 1940.
Military career[]
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) Infantry Division in 1934 before retiring in 1938.[2][3] He was briefly Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey in 1940 just before the German Occupation.[2]
Family[]
In 1912 he married Dorothy Harmood-Banner, a daughter of the Liverpool accountant and M.P., Sir John Sutherland Harmood-Banner.[4]
References[]
The original article can be found at John Minshull-Ford and the edit history here.