Cecil Pereira
Sir Cecil Pereira | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 July 1869 |
| Died | 26 October 1942 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands | 2nd Bn Coldstream Guards 85th Brigade 1st Guards Brigade 2nd Division 56th (London) Infantry Division |
| Battles / wars | Second Boer War World War I |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George |
Major-General Sir Cecil Edward Pereira KCB CMG (24 July 1869 – 26 October 1942) was a British Army officer who commanded 2nd Division during World War I.
Military career
Educated at the Oratory School, Edgbaston, Pereira was commissioned into the Coldstream Guards in 1890.[1] He served in the Second Boer War and then in World War I and was appointed Commanding Officer of 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards in 1914, Commander of 85th Brigade (which he led at the Battle of Loos) in 1915 and Commander of 1st Guards Brigade in January 1916[2] before being made General Officer Commanding 2nd Division in December 1916.[3] After the War he became General Officer Commanding 56th (London) Infantry Division from 1919 until his retirement in 1923.[3]
In World War II he commanded the Local Defence Volunteers in London.[4]
Family
In 1903 he married Helen Mary Josephine (‘Nellie’) Lane Fox; they had two sons.[1] His brothers were George Pereira, soldier and explorer,[5] and Edward Pereira, priest, schoolmaster and cricketer.[6]
References
- ^ a b Lane Fox of Bramham
- ^ Orders of Battle
- ^ a b Army Commands
- ^ Defence Forces Hansard, 3 July 1940
- ^ "Pereira, Cecil Edward". Horniman. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ "Blois 24". Conqueror 100. Retrieved 2 November 2015.