Thomas Dalby

Major General Thomas Gerald Dalby CB, DSO (13 January 1880 â€“ 14 March 1963) was a senior British Army officer who saw service in three conflicts.

Thomas Dalby
Born(1880-01-13)13 January 1880
London, Middlesex, England[1]
Died14 March 1963(1963-03-14) (aged 83)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Years of service1899-1937
September−December 1939
RankMajor General
Service number22544
UnitKing's Royal Rifle Corps
Commands held2nd Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps
3rd Infantry Brigade
18th Infantry Division
Battles/warsSecond Boer War
First World War
Second World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order
Mentioned in dispatches (4)

Military career

After being educated at Eton College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Dalby was commissioned into the King's Royal Rifle Corps on 5 April 1899.[2][3] He saw service during the Second Boer War, where he was wounded, later campaigned in Somaliland in 1904.[3]

His service in the First World War was recognised when he was appointed a companion of the Distinguished Service Order in the 1917 New Year Honours.[4] Additionally, he was mentioned in dispatches four and was wounded twice, and married in 1917.[5]

He became commanding officer of 2nd Battalion the King's Royal Rifle Corps in 1928 and commander of 3rd Infantry Brigade in 1931.[6] He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1936 Birthday Honours[7] before retiring in 1937.[6]

He was briefly recalled to become the first General Officer Commanding 18th Infantry Division, which was then based in the UK, in September 1939 before returning to retirement in November 1939.[6]

References
  1. "Thomas Gerald Dalby 1880-1963 - Ancestry". www.ancestry.co.uk.
  2. "No. 27068". The London Gazette. 4 April 1899. p. 2229.
  3. Smart 2005, p. 76.
  4. "No. 29886". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1916. p. 21.
  5. Smart 2005, p. 77.
  6. "Dalby, Thomas Gerald". Generals.dk. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  7. "No. 34296". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 June 1936. p. 3998.

Bibliography
  • Smart, Nick (2005). Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of the Second World War. Barnesley: Pen & Sword. ISBN 1844150496.
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