Roland Le Fanu

Major General Roland Le Fanu DSO, MC (13 May 1888 – 2 January 1957) was a senior British Army officer.

Roland Le Fanu
Born	13 May 1888
Died	2 January 1957
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Major General
Commands held	15th (Scottish) Infantry Division
Battles/wars	First World War Second World War
Awards	Distinguished Service Order Military Cross

Military career

Le Fanu was commissioned into the Royal Leicestershire Regiment and saw service during the First World War.[1] He became a staff officer at the War Office in March 1931 and was then deployed to the Rawalpindi District in India in December 1935.[2] He was appointed a companion of the Distinguished Service Order for his service during the Waziristan campaign.[3] He went on to become General Officer Commanding 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division in August 1939 at the start of the Second World War before retiring in October 1940.[2]

His son, Sir Victor de Fanu, served as Serjeant at Arms of the House of Commons in the 1980s.[4]

References

1. "Major General Roland Le Fanu". Le Fanu Biographies. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
2. "Roland Le Fanu". Generals.dk. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
3. "No. 34542". The London Gazette. 16 August 1938. p. 5286.
4. "Obituary: Sir Victor Le Fanu". The Independent. 9 February 2007. Retrieved 25 May 2020.

Military offices
New title	GOC 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division 1939–1940	Succeeded by Robert Cotton Money