John Francis Metcalfe

Major-General John Francis Metcalfe CB CBE (30 June 1908 – 11 June 1975) was General Officer Commanding Aldershot District.

John Metcalfe
Born30 June 1908
Died11 June 1975
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
RankMajor-General
Commands held2 Bn Queen's Royal Regiment
1st Bn East Surrey Regiment
2nd Federation Infantry Brigade
Aldershot District
Battles/warsSecond World War
Malayan Emergency
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Military career

Educated at Radley College and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst,[1] Metcalfe was commissioned into the Queen's Royal Regiment in 1928.[2]

He served in the Second World War, becoming an Instructor at the Staff College, Quetta, in 1942. He was appointed Commanding Officer of the 2nd Battalion the Queen's Royal Regiment in 1944 and Brigadier responsible for maintenance at Headquarters Allied Land Forces in South East Asia in 1945.[2]

After the War he became Colonel in charge of administration for the South Wales District from 1946, then an Instructor at the Joint Services Staff College from 1947.[2] He was appointed Commanding Officer of 1st Battalion the East Surrey Regiment in 1949 and then became a Brigadier on the General Staff at Western Command in 1951.[2] He was made Commander of the 2nd Federation Infantry Brigade in Malaya during the Malayan Emergency in 1955 and Director of Personnel Administration at the War Office in 1958.[2] He was appointed General Officer Commanding Aldershot District in 1961 and retired in 1963.[2]

He was also Colonel of the Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment from 1959 to 1964.[2]

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Military offices
Preceded by
Sir Denis O'Connor
GOC Aldershot District
19611963
Succeeded by
Patrick Man
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