Percy Commings
Percy Commings | |
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Born | 1880 |
Died | 1958 |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Rank | Major-General |
Commands held | Rangoon Brigade 56th (London) Infantry Division |
Battles/wars | First World War |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order |
Major-General Percy Ryan Conway Commings CB, CMG, DSO (1880–1958) was a British Army officer.
Military career[]
Commings was commissioned into the Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) on 7 May 1898.[1] He saw action during the First World War for which he was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order.[2] He went on to become commander of the Rangoon Brigade in June 1931 and General Officer Commanding 56th (London) Infantry Division in June 1934 before retiring in June 1938.[3]
He was colonel of the South Staffordshire Regiment from 1935 to 1946.[4]
Family[]
He married Emily Maude Frederica Wilson; they had a son and two daughters.[5]
References[]
- ^ "No. 26967". The London Gazette. 17 May 1898. p. 3050.
- ^ "No. 29438". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 January 1916. p. 572.
- ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "South Staffordshire Regiment". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 28 December 2005. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ^ "John Conway Commings". Unit Histories. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
Categories:
- 1880 births
- 1958 deaths
- British Army generals
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
- Queen's Royal Regiment officers
- British Army personnel of World War I