| 词条 | Geoffrey Howard (British Army officer) |
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|name=Sir Geoffrey Howard |image= |caption= |birth_date=14 December 1876 |death_date=3 October 1966 (aged 89) |placeofburial_label= |placeofburial=Eton, Berkshire, England |birth_place=Stone, Worcestershire, England |death_place= |nickname= |allegiance={{flag|United Kingdom}} |branch={{army|United Kingdom}} |serviceyears=1897−1938 |servicenumber= |rank=Lieutenant General |unit=Essex Regiment |commands=145th Brigade 9th Infantry Brigade 5th Infantry Division |battles=Second Boer War World War I Arab revolt in Palestine |awards=Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order |relations= |laterwork= }} Lieutenant General Sir Geoffrey Weston Howard KCB CMG DSO (14 December 1876 – 3 October 1966) was a British Army officer who commanded the 5th Division. Military careerHoward was commissioned into the Essex Regiment in 1897.[1] He served in the Second Boer War and was present at the relief of Kimberley.[2] He served in World War I in Malta, France and Italy.[1] In October 1918, at the end of the War, he was made Commander of 145th Brigade.[2] He was appointed Deputy Director for Organisation at the War Office in 1921, General Staff Officer at Aldershot Command in 1924 and Commander 9th Infantry Brigade in 1927.[1] He went on to be Major-General in charge of Administration at Eastern Command in 1931 and General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 5th Division in Egypt, Palestine during the Arab revolt and Transjordan in 1934 before retiring in 1938.[1] He was given the Colonelcy of the Essex Regiment from 1935 to 1946.[3] FamilyIn 1905 he married Meta Minnie Gregory;[2] they had a son and a daughter.[4] References1. ^1 2 3 Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives {{s-start}}{{s-mil}}{{s-bef|before=Thomas Humphreys}}{{s-ttl|title=GOC 5th Infantry Division|years=1934−1937}}{{s-aft|after=Guy Williams}}2. ^1 2 Anglo-Boer War 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/044Essex.htm|title=The Essex Regiment|publisher=regiments.org|accessdate=14 March 2017|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051225191106/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/044Essex.htm|archivedate=25 December 2005|df=dmy-all}} 4. ^Descendents of Stanley Howard |-{{s-hon}}{{s-bef|before=John Harding-Newman}}{{s-ttl|title=Colonel of the Essex Regiment|years=1935−1946}}{{s-aft|after=Graham Wilmer}}{{s-end}}{{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Howard, Geoffrey}} 10 : 1876 births|1966 deaths|British Army generals of World War I|British Army personnel of the Second Boer War|British military personnel of the 1936–39 Arab revolt in Palestine|Companions of the Distinguished Service Order|Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George|Essex Regiment officers|Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath|People from Worcestershire |
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