| Sir Thomas Lethbridge Napier Morland | |
|---|---|
 Lt-Gen Sir Thomas Lethbridge Napier Morland | |
| Born | August 9, 1865 |
| Died | May 21, 1925 (aged 59) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Years of service | 1884 – 1923 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held |
2nd Infantry Brigade 5th Division X Corps XIII Corps Army of the Rhine |
| Battles/wars | First World War |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order |
General Sir Thomas Lethbridge Napier Morland KCMG, DSO (9 August 1865 – 21 May 1925) was a British general during the First World War.
Biography[]
Born in Montreal, Canada East,[1] Morland was the son of Thomas Morland and Helen Servante. Educated at Charterhouse School and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Morland was commissioned into the King's Royal Rifle Corps in 1884.[2]
He later served in Nigeria, reaching the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and being appointed Commanding Officer of the West African Field Force in 1900.[2] From 1905 to 1909, he was Inspector-General of the West African Field Force.[2] In 1910, he was promoted to brigadier general and given command of 2nd Infantry Brigade, a position he held until the outbreak of the First World War.[2]
He then became General Officer Commanding 47th Division, then GOC of 14th Division and then GOC of 5th Division.[2] He was promoted to Lieutenant General in 1915, and commanded X Corps through to April 1918.[2] During this time, he was one of Plumer's corps commanders at the Battle of Messines.[2]
At the end of the war, he took command of XIII Corps, a position he held until 1920,[2] when he was promoted and made commander-in-chief of the British Army of the Rhine.[2] Two years later, he was appointed General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Aldershot Command and promoted to full general.[2] He retired the following year, in 1923.[2]
Morland died on 21 May 1925 and was buried in the English cemetery at Villeneuve, Montreux.[2]
Family[]
In 1890, he married Mabel St. John, with whom he had two daughters.[2]
In popular culture[]
Morland was portrayed by Eric Carte in the 2006 BBC docudrama The Somme - From Defeat to Victory.
References[]
The original article can be found at Thomas Morland and the edit history here.