Geoffrey Feilding
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Sir Geoffrey Fielding
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| Born | 21 September 1866 |
| Died | 21 October 1932 (aged 66) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |
 British Army |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands held | 3rd Bn Coldstream Guards 149th (Northumberland) Brigade 1st Guards Brigade Guards Division London District 56th (1 London) Division |
| Battles/wars | Second Boer War World War I |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order |
Major General Sir Geoffrey Percy Thynne Feilding KCB KCVO CMG DSO (21 September 1866 – 21 October 1932) was Major-General commanding the Brigade of Guards and General Officer Commanding London District.
Military career
Feilding was commissioned into the Coldstream Guards in April 1888,[1] promoted to lieutenant on 27 November 1890, and to captain on 6 April 1898.[2]
He served in the early part of the Second Boer War 1899–1900 and was present in the engagements at Belmont in November 1899, being mentioned in despatches twice, and received the Distinguished Service Order (DSO). He returned to South Africa in 1902 commanding a Battalion of Mounted Infantry and was granted the local rank of major on 20 April 1902.[3]
Fielding later served in World War I, being mentioned in despatches seven times.[4] He was appointed Commanding Officer of 3rd Bn Coldstream Guards in 1914.[1] He went on to be commander of 149th (Northumberland) Brigade in April 1915 and commander of 1st Guards Brigade later that year.[1] He was made general officer commanding the Guards Division in 1916 to 1918.[1] A war memorial, unveiled by Feilding, honours the battlefield at Ginchy where many British soldiers from the Guards Division fell during the Battle of the Somme.[5]
After the war he became Major-General commanding the Brigade of Guards and General Officer Commanding London District and then in 1923 he was made General Officer Commanding 56th (1st London) Division.[1] He retired in 1927.[1]
He is buried at St. Editha's Church in Monks Kirby.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26954. p. 2211. 5 April 1898.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27442. p. 3900. 13 June 1902.
- ↑ The Peerage.com
- ↑ World War I Battlefields - Guillemont
- ↑ Toots.web
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| Preceded by | GOC London District 1918–1920 |
Succeeded by Sir George Jeffreys |
- 1866 births
- 1932 deaths
- Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
- Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
- Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
- British Army personnel of the Second Boer War
- British Army generals of World War I
- Coldstream Guards officers
