Английская Википедия:Godwin Michelmore
Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox military person Major-General Sir William Godwin Michelmore, Шаблон:Postnominals (14 March 1894 – 25 October 1982) was a senior British Army officer who served in both world wars and was later aide-de-camp to King George VI and Lord Mayor of Exeter.
Early life and military career
Godwin Michelmore was born in Exeter, Devon, and educated at Rugby School. During the First World War, Michelmore was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the British Army's Royal Engineers and fought in the Battle of Passchendaele, where he was wounded. By the end of the war, Michelmore had been promoted to acting major and had been awarded the Military Cross (MC)[1] and had been twice mentioned in despatches.Шаблон:Sfn
From 1920 to 1929 he commanded the Exeter-based 43rd (Wessex) Divisional Signals in the Territorial Army (TA), first as a Major, then as Lieutenant-Colonel.[2][3]
At the beginning of the Second World War, Michelmore commanded 134th Infantry Brigade, a second-line TA brigade raised in Devon. From 30 October 1941 to the end of the war he commanded the Devon and Cornwall County Division (later re-designated successively as the 77th Infantry Division, 77th Infantry (Reserve) Division, 77th Holding Division, and finally the 45th Holding Division).[4] Michelmore also served as Aide-de-camp (ADC) to King George VI between 1942 and 1947.[5]
In retirement he served as Lord Mayor of Exeter from 1949 to 1950.[6]
Michelmore was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1945[5] and created a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1953.[7]
In early 1971 he married Winsome Montgomery, one of Bernard Montgomery's sisters.[8]
References
Sources
- Obituary of Major-Gen Sir G. Michelmore, The Times, Saturday, 30 October 1982 (pg. 10; Issue 61376; col F)
- 1911 UK census
- Шаблон:Joslen-OOB
- Шаблон:Cite book
- Maj-Gen R.F.H. Nalder, The Royal Corps of Signals: A History of its Antecedents and Developments (Circa 1800–1955), London: Royal Signals Institution, 1958.
- Шаблон:Cite book
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- ↑ Шаблон:London Gazette
- ↑ Monthly Army List, various dates.
- ↑ Nalder, p. 597.
- ↑ Joslen, pp. 73, 100, 108, 320.
- ↑ 5,0 5,1 Шаблон:London Gazette
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:London Gazette
- ↑ Montgomery, p. 357.
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