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William Cleeve
Born 1853
Died January 31, 1922(1922-01-31)
Place of birth Barbados, Lesser Antilles
Place of death Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Place of burial Llanfrechfa, Wales
Allegiance United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service 1873 - 1918
Rank Major-General
Commands held Royal Military Academy, Woolwich
Battles/wars Second Anglo-Afghan War
Second Boer War
World War I
Awards Companion of the Order of the Bath

Major-General William Frederick Cleeve CB JP (1853 - 31 January 1922) was a British Army officer who became Commandant of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.

Military career[]

Cleeve was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1873.[1] He served in Second Anglo-Afghan War and later in the Second Boer War.[1] He was appointed Chief Instructor in Gunnery in 1901 and Commandant of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich holding that post throughout World War I.[1]

Family[]

In 1894 he married Gwladys Elizabeth Mitchell; they had five sons and two daughters.[2]

References[]

Military offices
Preceded by
Arthur Holland
Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Woolwich
1914–1918
Succeeded by
Geoffrey White
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