John D'Arcy (British Army officer)

John D'Arcy
John D'Arcy
Born	12 February 1894
Died	1 February 1966 (aged 71)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1914–1946
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Unit	Royal Field Artillery
Commands held	69th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery; 9th Support Group; 9th Armoured Division; British Forces in Palestine and Trans-Jordan
Battles/wars	World War I; World War II; Palestine Emergency
Awards	Commander of the Order of the British Empire; Military Cross; Mentioned in dispatches

Lieutenant-General John Conyers D'Arcy CBE MC (12 February 1894 – 1 February 1966) was a senior British Army officer who fought in both World War I and World War II, where he commanded the 9th Armoured Division.

Military career

Born the son of the Most Reverend Charles D'Arcy, D'Arcy was commissioned into the Royal Field Artillery in 1914.[1][2] He fought in the First World War and while on leave saw active service with the British Army during the Easter Rising, leading the attack on the General Post Office, Dublin. He was wounded on the North-West Frontier of India in 1931 and awarded the Military Cross.[3]

He served again in the Second World War, commanded 9th Armoured Division in the UK from 1942, was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-General and became General Officer Commanding British Forces in Palestine and Trans-Jordan from 1944.[3][4] He retired in 1946.[5]

He lived at Hyde Park in County Westmeath in Ireland.[2]

In 1920 he married Noël Patricia Wakefield; they had two sons.[2]

Military offices
Preceded by Brian Horrocks	GOC 9th Armoured Division 1942–1944	Succeeded by Division disbanded
Preceded by Douglas McConnel	GOC British Forces in Palestine and Trans-Jordan 1944–1946	Succeeded by Sir Evelyn Barker

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