William Oliver (British Army officer)
Sir William Oliver | |
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Birth name | William Pasfield Oliver |
Born | 8 September 1901 Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George |
Early life
Oliver was born in Teddington, Middlesex, the son of Royal Navy captain Pasfield Victor Oliver and Charlotte Winifred Richards. He was educated at King's College School, Cambridge,[2] Radley College, and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.[1]
Military career
After passing out from Sandhurst, Oliver was commissioned into the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment on 24 December 1920.[3][4] After being promoted to lieutenant on 24 December 1922,[5] he became adjutant of his regiment in 1927 and, after being promoted to captain on 1 January 1931,[6] went on to be an instructor at the Army School of Physical Training at Aldershot in 1931.[4] He attended the Staff College, Camberley from 1934 to 1935.[7] He then went out to India as a staff captain in 1936 and then became a General Staff Officer (GSO) in 1937.[4] He was promoted to major on 1 August 1938.[8]
He served in the
After the war he became
He was principal staff officer to the
References
- ^ a b "Obituary: Lieut-Gen Sir William Oliver". The Times. 2 March 1981. p. 14.
- ISBN 978-0950752808.
- ^ "No. 32207". The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 January 1921. p. 764.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Sir William Oliver Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives.
- ^ "No. 32788". The London Gazette. 19 January 1923. p. 454.
- ^ "No. 33681". The London Gazette. 16 January 1931. p. 378.
- ^ "No. 34051". The London Gazette. 18 May 1934. p. 3217.
- ^ "No. 34538". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 August 1938. p. 5025.
- ^ "No. 37236". The London Gazette (Supplement). 21 August 1945. p. 4274.
- ^ Rhodesian Passports Hansard, 17 June 1968.