Charles Findlay (British Army officer)

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Charles Bannatyne Findlay
Born1883
Died1965 (aged 81−82)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Years of service1903−
RankBrigadier
UnitRoyal Artillery
Commands held2nd Infantry Division
Battles/warsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsCommander of the Order of the British Empire
Military Cross

Brigadier Charles Bannatyne Findlay CBE, MC (1883–1965) was a senior British Army officer who served in the First World War and then the Second World War. He briefly commanded the 2nd Infantry Division.

Military career[]

Findlay was commissioned into the Royal Artillery on 23 June 1903[1] and was awarded the Military Cross in the 1917 New Year Honours for his service during the First World War.[2] He became Commander Royal Artillery for 2nd Infantry Division on 17 January 1936 and served in that capacity during the Second World War.[3]

Following the Dunkirk evacuation in May 1940, the 2nd Division was placed on Home Defence duties in Yorkshire.[4] Findlay was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1940 Birthday Honours[5] and briefly served as acting General Officer Commanding the 2nd Division from 12 to 15 August 1940.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "No. 27567". The London Gazette. 28 June 1903. p. 3940.
  2. ^ "No. 29886". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1917. p. 34.
  3. ^ "2nd Division" (PDF). British Military History. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  4. ^ Jeffreys, Alan (2005). The British Army in the Far East 1941-45. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1841767901.
  5. ^ "No. 34893". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 June 1903. p. 4247.
  6. ^ Joslen, H. F. (2003) [1990]. Orders of Battle: Second World War, 1939–1945. Uckfield, East Sussex: Naval and Military Press. ISBN 978-1-84342-474-1., p. 39

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