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Geoffrey Franklyn

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Geoffrey Franklyn
Born(1889-08-26)26 August 1889
Died1967 (aged 77−78)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
RankBrigadier
Service number4463
UnitRoyal Field Artillery
Commands18th Infantry Division
Battles / warsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsDistinguished Service Order
Military Cross
Mentioned in Despatches
Croix de Guerre (Belgium)
RelationsSir William Franklyn (father)
Sir Harold Franklyn (brother)

Brigadier Geoffrey Ernest Warren Franklyn, DSO, MC (26 August 1889 – 1967) was a senior British Army officer.

Military career

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Born the son of Lieutenant General Sir William Franklyn and Helen Williams,[1] and educated at Rugby School,[2] Franklyn was commissioned into the Royal Artillery on 23 December 1909.[3] His service in the First World War was recognized when he was appointed a companion of the Distinguished Service Order in the 1919 Birthday Honours.[4]

Franklyn was briefly Acting General Officer Commanding 18th Infantry Division in May 1940, based in the United Kingdom, during the Second World War.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Gen. Sir Harold Franklyn – The Dunkirk Campaign". The Times. 1 April 1963. p. 12.
  2. ^ Rugby School Register 1892–1921
  3. ^ "No. 28329". The London Gazette. 14 January 1910. p. 340.
  4. ^ "No. 13453". The Edinburgh Gazette. 5 June 1919. p. 1852.
  5. ^ "Franklyn, Geoffrey Ernest Warren". Generals.dk. Retrieved 26 May 2020.