John D'Arcy (British Army officer)
John D'Arcy | |
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| Born | 12 February 1894 |
| Died | 1 February 1966 (aged 71) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1914–1946 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Unit | Royal Field Artillery |
| Commands held | 69th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery 9th Support Group 9th Armoured Division British Forces in Palestine and Trans-Jordan |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II Palestine Emergency |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross Mentioned in dispatches |
Lieutenant-General John Conyers D'Arcy CBE MC (12 February 1894 – 1 February 1966) was a senior British Army officer who fought in both World War I and World War II, where he commanded the 9th Armoured Division.
Military career
Born the son of the Most Reverend Charles D'Arcy, D'Arcy was commissioned into the Royal Field Artillery in 1914.[1][2] He fought in the First World War and while on leave saw active service with the British Army during the Easter Rising, leading the attack on the General Post Office, Dublin. He was wounded on the North-West Frontier of India in 1931 and awarded the Military Cross.[3]
He served again in the Second World War, commanded 9th Armoured Division in the UK from 1942, was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-General and became General Officer Commanding British Forces in Palestine and Trans-Jordan from 1944.[3][4] He retired in 1946.[5]
He lived at Hyde Park in County Westmeath in Ireland.[2]
Family
In 1920 he married Noël Patricia Wakefield; they had two sons.[2]
References
- ^ "No. 28902". The London Gazette. 15 September 1914. p. 7300.
- ^ a b c The Peerage.com
- ^ a b Charles Frederick d'Arcy Archived 12 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine at belfastcathedral.org
- ^ D'Arcy of Hyde Park Papers at nli.ie, the National Library of Ireland web site (pdf file)
- ^ Generals.dk
External links
- Use dmy dates from April 2012
- 1894 births
- 1966 deaths
- British Army generals of World War II
- British Army personnel of World War I
- British military personnel of the Palestine Emergency
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Graduates of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich
- People of the Easter Rising
- Recipients of the Military Cross
- Royal Field Artillery officers