Cecil Sugden
General Sir Cecil Stanway Sugden GBE KCB (4 December 1903 – 25 March 1963) was a senior British Army officer who became Master-General of the Ordnance.
Sir Cecil Sugden | |
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| Nickname(s) | "Cuthbert Sugden" |
| Born | 4 December 1903 Rawalpindi, British India |
| Died | 25 March 1963 (aged 59) Queen Alexandra Military Hospital, Millbank, London, England |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1923−1961 |
| Rank | General |
| Service number | 27005 |
| Unit | Royal Engineers |
| Commands held | Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong Allied Forces Northern Europe |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Military career
Educated at Brighton College,[1] Sugden was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the Royal Engineers on 29 August 1923.[2][3] He attended the Staff College, Quetta from 1932 to 1933.[4]
He served in World War II in North Africa and then was Director of Plans at the War Office from 1943.[3]
After the War he became Director of Military Operations at the War Office in 1945.[3] He became a Brigadier on the General Staff at Headquarters British Troops in Egypt in 1947 and then Chief of Staff there in 1948.[3]
He returned to the War Office as Director of Personnel Administration in 1949 and then became Chief of Staff for British Army of the Rhine in 1951.[3] He was appointed Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong in 1954 and Commander-in-Chief of Allied Forces Northern Europe in 1956.[3] He served as Quartermaster-General to the Forces from 1958 to 1961 when he became Master-General of the Ordnance.[3]
References
- Old Brightonians Archived 6 September 2012 at Archive.today
- "No. 32858". The London Gazette. 31 August 1923. p. 5910.
- Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- Smart, p. 301
Bibliography
- Smart, Nick (2005). Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of the Second World War. Barnesley: Pen & Sword. ISBN 1844150496.
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| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Terence Airey |
Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong 1954–1955 |
Succeeded by Sir William Stratton |
| Preceded by Sir Robert Mansergh |
Commander-in-Chief of Allied Forces Northern Europe 1956–1958 |
Succeeded by Sir Horatius Murray |
| Preceded by Sir Nevil Brownjohn |
Quartermaster-General to the Forces 1958–1961 |
Succeeded by Sir Gerald Lathbury |
| Preceded by Sir John Cowley |
Master-General of the Ordnance 1962–1963 |
Succeeded by Sir Charles Jones |
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