Aubrey Williams (British Army officer)
Aubrey Williams | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 May 1888 |
| Died | 25 March 1977 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | 160th (Welsh) Brigade 38th (Welsh) Division |
| Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order & Bar Military Cross |
Major General Aubrey Ellis Williams CBE, DSO & Bar, MC (19 May 1888 – 25 March 1977) was a senior British Army officer.
Military career
Williams was commissioned into the South Wales Borderers on 9 October 1907.[1] After seeing action in the Gallipoli campaign,[2] he served as general staff officer with 30th Division on the Western Front earning recognition with his appointment as a companion of the Distinguished Service Order during the First World War.[3][4]
Williams also saw action during the Waziristan campaign in late 1937 earning him a bar to his DSO in August 1938.[5]
He became commander of the 160th (Welsh) Brigade in February 1939[6] and, in April 1940, went with his brigade to Northern Ireland where the brigade was mainly involved in anti-invasion duties and exercises training to repel a potential German invasion of Northern Ireland.[7] He became General Officer Commanding 38th (Welsh) Division in the UK in May 1940 before retiring in October 1940.[6]
In retirement he was local President of the Royal British Legion on the Isle of Wight.[2]
References
- ^ "No. 28067". The London Gazette. 8 October 1907. p. 6747.
- ^ a b "Aubrey Williams". Isle of Wight Historical Society. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "No. 31183". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 February 1919. p. 2365.
- ^ "No. 31480". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 July 1919. p. 9683.
- ^ "No. 34542". The London Gazette. 16 August 1938. p. 5286.
- ^ a b "Williams, Aubrey Ellis". Generals.dk. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "2nd Battalion Monmouthshire Regiment". Wartime NI. Retrieved 27 May 2020.