Maurice Taylor (British Army officer)

Lieutenant-General Sir Maurice Grove Taylor KCB, CMG, DSO (1881–1960) was a British Army officer.

Sir Maurice Taylor
Born	1881
Died	1960
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Commands held	166th (South Lancashire) Brigade 46th (North Midland) Division
Battles/wars	First World War Second World War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order

Military career

Taylor was commissioned into the Royal Engineers on 2 May 1900.[1] He saw action on the Western Front during First World War for which he was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order.[2] After the war he became Deputy Director of Movements at the War Office in 1919, Senior Instructor at the Staff College, Camberley in 1921 and Assistant Quartermaster-General at Eastern Command in 1925.[3] He went on to become commander of 166th (South Lancashire) Brigade in December 1927, General Officer Commanding the 46th (North Midland) Division in December 1932 and Major-General, Administration at Aldershot Command in April 1934.[4] After that he became Deputy Master-General of the Ordnance at the War Office in December 1937 and then Senior Military Adviser to the Ministry of Supply before retiring in 1941.[3]

Works

• A Little Knight Music - Selected Works by Sir Maurice Grove Taylor.

References

1. "No. 27188". The London Gazette. 1 May 1900. p. 2757.
2. "No. 12947". The Edinburgh Gazette. 5 June 1916. p. 995.
3. "Taylor, Maurice Grove". Generals.dk. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
4. "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 13 June 2020.

Military offices
Preceded by Oswald Borrett	GOC 46th (North Midland) Division 1932–1934	Succeeded by Sir Hereward Wake