Geoffrey White (British Army officer)

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Geoffrey White
Born3 November 1870
Died15 December 1959(1959-12-15) (aged 89)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branchFlag of the British Army.svg British Army
Years of service1890 - 1929
RankMajor-General
Commands heldRoyal Military Academy, Woolwich
Battles/warsSecond Boer War
World War I
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Distinguished Service Order

Major-General Geoffrey Herbert Anthony White CB CMG DSO (3 November 1870 – 15 December 1959) was a British Army officer who became Commandant of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.

Military career[]

Educated at Eton College and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, White was commissioned into the Royal Artillery as a second lieutenant on 25 July 1890,[1] and promoted to lieutenant on 25 July 1893.[2] He served in the Second Boer War and took part in the Relief of Kimberley, during which he was promoted to captain on 13 February 1900.[3] In 1910 he became Superintendent of the Royal Artillery Riding Establishment.[1] He served in World War I as Commander of K Battery, Royal Horse Artillery and as Commander, Royal Artillery for 30th Division.[1] He was appointed Commandant of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich in 1918, Commandant of the Woolwich Sub-Area in 1920 and Director of Remounts at the War Office in 1925 before he retired in 1929.[1]

He was author of the book Single And Pair Horse Driving published by the British Driving Society in 1950.[4]

Family[]

In 1918 White married Beatrice de Chair.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e Hussards Photos
  2. ^ Hart′s Army list, 1901
  3. ^ "No. 27170". The London Gazette. 2 March 1900. p. 1433.
  4. ^ Amazon.co.uk
Military offices
Preceded by Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Woolwich
1918–1920 		Succeeded by
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