Eric Sixsmith
Eric Sixsmith | |
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| Born | 15 October 1904 Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
CBE (15 October 1904 – 6 April 1986) was a British Army
officer.
Military career
Educated at Harrow School and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst,[1] Sixsmith was commissioned into the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) on 27 August 1924.[2]
He commanded the 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers in Italy and then the 2nd Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) in Italy and then became Deputy Director of Staff Duties at the War Office during the Second World War.[3]
After the war he became Deputy Director of Personnel Administration at the War Office in January 1948, Chief of Staff and Deputy Commander,
Far East Land Forces in April 1952.[4] After that he became General Officer Commanding 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division in September 1954 and Assistant Chief of Staff, Organization and Training at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in November 1957 before retiring in January 1961.[4]
He was appointed a
Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1951 Birthday Honours.[6]
Works
- Sixsmith, Eric Keir Gilborne (1970). British Generalship in the Twentieth Century. Arms & Armour Press.
- Sixsmith, Eric Keir Gilborne (1973). Eisenhower As Military Commander. B. T. Batsford.
- Sixsmith, Eric Keir Gilborne (1976). Douglas Haig. Weidenfeld and Nicolson.
References
- ISBN 0-7136-3336-0
- ^ "No. 32969". The London Gazette. 29 August 1924. p. 6499.
- ^ "Sixsmith, Eric Keir Gilborne". Generals.dk. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "No. 35204". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 June 1941. p. 3741.
- ^ "No. 39243". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 June 1951. p. 3061.