Sidney Clive
Sir Sidney Clive | |
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| Born | 16 July 1874 |
| Died | 7 October 1959 (aged 85) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour |
Background and education
Clive was the son of General Sir Edward Clive and Isabel Webb and he was educated at Harrow School and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.[1]
Military career
Clive was
He served in the
After the War, in 1919, Clive was appointed Military Governor of Cologne and from 1919 to 1920, he was Commander of the 1st Infantry Brigade at Aldershot (as a temporary Brigadier). He was appointed British Military Representative to the Armaments Commission of the League of Nations in Geneva in 1921 and became Military attaché in Paris in 1924, rising to Major-General in the same year. He was appointed Director of Personal Services at the War Office in 1928 and Military Secretary in 1930. He was invested as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in 1933.[2]
Clive retired from the army in 1934, as a Lieutenant General, and served as
He died on 7 October 1959 in a disastrous fire at the family home, Perrystone Court, near Ross-on-Wye.[9]
Family
On 26 March 1901 Clive married Madeline Buxton and the couple had three sons (including Archer Clive, who fought with distinction in World War II) and two daughters.[1]
Awards and decorations
His wards and decorations were as follows:
- Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (1937)[1]
- Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (1933)[1]
- Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (1919)[1]
- Distinguished Service Order[2]
- Croix de Guerre (France)[1]
- Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour (France)[1]
- Commander of the Order of the Crown (Belgium)[1]
- Croix de Guerre (Belgium)[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Townend, Peter. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 18th edition. 3 volumes. London, England: Burke's Peerage Ltd, 1965-1972.
- ^ a b c d e f g Sir George Sidney Clive Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ^ "No. 26451". The London Gazette. 20 October 1893. p. 5894.
- ^ "No. 27163". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 February 1900. p. 910.
- ^ "The War - the Queen and the Grenadier Guards". The Times. No. 36090. London. 15 March 1900. p. 10.
- ^ "The War - Embarcation of Troops". The Times. No. 36099. London. 26 March 1900. p. 7.
- ^ "No. 31370". The London Gazette. 30 May 1919. p. 6791.
- ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.
- ^ When flames ravaged the Court Archived 10 December 2007 at archive.today Hereford Times, 24 June 2006
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