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词条 William Cleeve
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  1. Military career

  2. Family

  3. References

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| birth_date =1853
| death_date =31 January 1922
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| placeofburial =Llanfrechfa, Wales
| birth_place =Barbados, Lesser Antilles
| death_place =Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
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| branch = British Army
| serviceyears =1873 - 1918
| rank =Major-General
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| commands =Royal Military Academy, Woolwich
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Major-General William Frederick Cleeve {{post-nominals|country=GBR|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

1. ^Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
2. ^The Peerage.com
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7 : 1853 births|1922 deaths|British Army generals of World War I|Commandants of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich|Royal Artillery officers|Companions of the Order of the Bath|English justices of the peace

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