Hugh Massy (British Army officer)
Lieutenant General Hugh Royds Stokes Massy CB DSO MC (5 January 1884 – 21 May 1965) was a British Army officer who served during the First and Second World Wars.
Hugh Massy | |
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| Born | 5 January 1884 |
| Died | 21 May 1965 (aged 81) |
| Allegiance |  |
| Service/ |  |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Unit | Royal Artillery |
| Commands held | XI Corps |
| Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Military Cross |
Military career
Educated at Bradfield College and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich,[1] Massy was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1902.[2] He served with the West African Frontier Force from 1907 and then became Adjutant for 4th East Lancashire Brigade in 1913.[2]
He served in the First World War, initially as a staff officer in the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force and then as a Brigade Major in France.[2]
After the war he attended the Staff College, Camberley in 1919 and became a brigade major with Irish Command in 1920 and then went to India, initially as a staff officer, and then as an instructor at the Staff College, Quetta.[2] After attending the Imperial Defence College in 1930, he was an instructor at the Senior Officers' School, Belgaum from 1932 and then became a brigadier with Southern Command in 1934.[2] He was appointed Director of Military Training at the War Office in 1938.[2]
He served in the Second World War, initially as Deputy Chief of Imperial General Staff and then as Commander-in-Chief of the North West Expeditionary Force to Central Norway in 1940; he went on to command XI Corps in East Anglia from July 1940 to November 1941[3] and retired in 1943.[2]
He was also Colonel Commandant of the Royal Artillery from 1945 to 1951.[2]
He was High Sheriff of Pembrokeshire in 1946.[1]
Family
In 1912 he married Maud Ina Nest Roch. They had one son and one daughter.[1]
References
- The Peerage.com
- Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- Army Commands Archived 5 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Ronald Adam |
Deputy Chief of the Imperial General Staff 1939–1940 |
Succeeded by Sir John Dill As Vice Chief of the Imperial General Staff |
| Preceded by New post |
GOC, XI Corps 1940–1941 |
Succeeded by Noel Irwin |