Vivian Majendie
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Vivian Majendie
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| Born | 20 April 1886 Ipplepen, Devon |
| Died | 13 January 1960 (aged 73) North Watford, Hertfordshire |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
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 British Army |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands held | 1 Bn Somerset Light Infantry Amiens 2 Bn Somerset Light Infantry 55th (West Lancashire) Infantry Division Northern Ireland District |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order |
Major-General Vivian Henry Bruce Majendie CB DSO (20 April 1886 - 13 January 1960) was an English cricketer and British Army General.
Military career
Majendie was commissioned into the Somerset Light Infantry in 1905.[1] He developed a career as a cricketer and played for Somerset and Devon.[2]
He served in the West African Frontier Force in South Nigeria from 1908 to 1913 and then in India from 1913 to 1914.[1]
He served in World War I as Commanding Officer of 1 Bn Somerset Light Infantry taking part in the British Expeditionary Force.[1]
After the War he became Commander of the Amiens Sub Area of France and then became Brigade Major for 14th Infantry Brigade in Curragh in 1922 before becoming a General Staff Officer at the Staff College, Camberley.[1] In 1924 he was appointed a Staff Officer to Inspector General of the West African Frontier Force and in 1929 he became Commanding Officer of 2 Bn Somerset Light Infantry.[1] He returned to the Staff College as a Geneneral Staff Officer in 1933 and then was made Director of Military Training at GHQ India in 1936.[1] He was appointed General Officer Commanding 55th (West Lancashire) Infantry Division in 1938.[1]
He served in World War II becoming General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland District in 1941 and President of the War Office Regular Commissions Board in 1943.[1] He retired in 1946.[1]
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| Preceded by | General Officer Commanding the British Army in Northern Ireland 1941–1943 |
Succeeded by Sir Alan Cunningham |
- 1886 births
- 1960 deaths
- Somerset Light Infantry officers
- British Army generals of World War II
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
- English cricketers
- Devon cricketers
- Somerset cricketers
- Graduates of the Staff College, Camberley
- Royal West African Frontier Force officers
- British expatriates in Nigeria
- British expatriates in India
- People of colonial Nigeria
