John Minshull-Ford
Major General John Randle Minshull-Ford CB DSO MC (12 May 1881 – 1 April 1948) was a senior British Army officer who briefly served as Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey before the German Occupation in 1940.
John Minshull-Ford | |
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| Born | 12 May 1881 |
| Died | 1 April 1948 (aged 66) |
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| Years of service | 1900–1940 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Unit | Royal Welsh Fusiliers |
| Commands held | 1st Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment 5th Infantry Brigade 44th (Home Counties) Division |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Military Cross |
Military career
Educated at Twyford School,[1] Minshull-Ford was commissioned into the Royal Welch Fusiliers in 1900.[2] He served in World War I as Commander of the 1st Bn of his regiment in the British Expeditionary Force and was wounded at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle in March 1915.[2] He continued his war service as a Brigade Commander in the Home Forces and then in France from 1916.[2]
After the War he was briefly a Brigade Commander in the British Army of the Rhine and then served as Commanding Officer of 1 Bn South Staffordshire Regiment from 1925.[2] He was appointed Commander of 5th Infantry Brigade at Aldershot Command in 1930 and General Officer Commanding 44th (Home Counties) Division in April 1934 before retiring in April 1938.[2][3]
He was briefly Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey in 1940 just before the German Occupation.[2]
Family
In 1912 he married Dorothy Harmood-Banner, a daughter of the Liverpool accountant and M.P., Sir John Sutherland Harmood-Banner.[4]
References
- Twyford School Archived 24 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- "Minshull-Ford, John". Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- "Minshull-Ford, John". Generals.dk. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- Bosman Family Tree
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by John Kennedy |
GOC 44th (Home Counties) Division 1935–1938 |
Succeeded by Edmund Osborne |
| Government offices | ||
| Preceded by Alexander Telfer-Smollett |
Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey 7 June 1940–20 June 1940 |
Succeeded by German Occupation |