Francis Rome
Francis Rome | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1905 |
| Died | 1985 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1925 - 1959 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands held | 111th Indian Infantry Brigade 3rd Parachute Brigade 1st Parachute Brigade 16th Airborne Division British Forces in Berlin |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order |
Major-General Francis David Rome CB CMG CBE DSO (1905–1985) was Commandant of the British Sector in Berlin.
Military career[]
Rome was commissioned into the British Army in 1925.[1] He transferred to the Royal Fusiliers in 1927.[1] He served in World War II latterly as Commander of 111th Indian Infantry Brigade.[1] After the War he became Commander of 3rd Parachute Brigade in Palestine from 1946 and then Commander of 1st Parachute Brigade in Palestine from 1947.[1] He was appointed Assistant Commandant at the School of Land/Air Warfare in 1948 and Deputy Adjutant General at Far East Land Forces in 1950.[1] He was then made General Officer Commanding 16th Airborne Division in 1953 and Commandant of the British Sector in Berlin in 1956; he retired in 1959.[1] He also served as colonel of the Royal Fusiliers.[2]
Family[]
In 1936 he married Sybil Parry Carden.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ^ "Royal Fusiliers colonels". British Empire. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ The Peerage.com
- 1905 births
- 1985 deaths
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
- British Army generals
- Royal Fusiliers officers
- British military personnel of the Palestine Emergency
- British Army personnel of World War II