Baptist Crozier

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Baptist Crozier
Born17 July 1878
Died18 July 1957 (aged 81)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Years of service1898–1938
RankMajor-General
UnitRoyal Artillery
Commands held43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division
Battles/warsSecond Boer War
First World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Distinguished Service Order

Major-General Baptist Barton Crozier, CMG, DSO (17 July 1878 – 18 July 1957) was a British Army officer.

Military career[edit]

Crozier was commissioned into the Royal Artillery on 22 December 1898 and saw action during the Second Boer War and then the First World War.[1] He fought at Givenchy on the Western Front for which he was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order.[2] He then saw action in Italy for which he was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George.[3]

He went on to be Commander, Royal Artillery for Eastern Command in February 1929 and General Officer Commanding 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division in October 1934 before retiring in December 1938.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Who Was Who 1951–1960, ISBN 0-7136-2598-8
  2. ^ "No. 29131". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 April 1915. p. 3693.
  3. ^ "No. 30718". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 May 1918. p. 6494.
  4. ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 4 June 2020.
Military offices
Preceded by GOC 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division
1934–1938
Succeeded by