Frank Caldwell

Major-General Frank Griffiths Caldwell, OBE, MC and bar (26 February 1921 – 22 November 2014) was a British Army officer who became Assistant Chief of the General Staff.

Frank Caldwell
Born	(1921-02-26)26 February 1921
Died	22 November 2014(2014-11-22) (aged 93)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1940–1974
Rank	Major-General
Battles/wars	Second World War Malayan Emergency
Awards	Officer of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross & Bar

Military career

Educated at Elizabeth College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst,[1] Caldwell was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1940 during the Second World War.[2] He served in the Middle East, where he was awarded the Military Cross in May 1941[3] and a bar to it in December 1941,[4] and in North West Europe.[5] He also served in Malaya during the Malayan Emergency in the rank of major.[6] He was appointed Director of Defence Operational Plans at the Ministry of Defence in 1970[7] and Assistant Chief of the General Staff (Operational Requirements) in 1972 before retiring in 1974.[8] He died on 22 November 2014 in Guernsey.[9]

Family

He married Betty Palmer Buesden; they have a daughter and a son.[10]

References

1. "Major General "Griff" Caldwell - obituary". The Telegraph. 21 December 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
2. "No. 34813". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 March 1940. p. 1614.
3. "No. 35157". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 May 1941. p. 2646.
4. "No. 35396". The London Gazette. 26 December 1941. p. 7334.
5. "No. 36917". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 January 1945. p. 672.
6. "No. 40000". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 October 1953. p. 5771.
7. Ministry of Defence Senior Posts Archived 17 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine
8. Army Commands Archived 5 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
9. CALDWELL
10. Descendants of Stanley Howard

Military offices
Preceded by Ian Gill	Assistant Chief of the General Staff 1972–1974	Succeeded by Hugh Cunningham