Clive Gerard Liddell

Sir Clive Liddell
Born	1883
Died	1956
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1902 - 1943
Rank	General
Commands held	8th Infantry Brigade 47th (1/2nd London) Division 4th Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order

General Sir Clive Gerard Liddell KCB CMG CBE DSO (1883–1956) was Adjutant-General to the Forces of the British Army.

Military career

Clive Liddell joined the British Army in 1902.^[1] He was an Adjutant from 1908 to 1911 and then became Staff Captain at 6th District of Northern Command in 1912.^[1] He served in World War I as Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster General at the War Office.^[1]

After the War he became an Instructor at the Staff College.^[1] He then went to the Imperial Defence College in 1927.^[1] He became a General Staff Officer at the War Office in 1928 and then Commander 8th Infantry Brigade in 1931.^[1] He became General Officer Commanding 47th (1/2nd London) Division in 1935 and then GOC 4th Division in 1935 before becoming Adjutant-General to the Forces in 1937.^[1] He was appointed Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Gibraltar in 1939, a post he held until 1941.^[1] During his tenure of this post he organised the evacuation of all families of British service personnel and civilians from Gibraltar.^[2] He served in World War II as Inspector General for Training from 1941 to 1942; he retired in 1943.^[1]

He was also Colonel of the Royal Leicestershire Regiment from 1943 to 1948^[1] and Governor of the Royal Hospital Chelsea from 1943 to 1949.^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j} Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
2. ^ Cadiz News
3. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 38742. p. 5065. 25 October 1949. Retrieved 2010-01-30.

Military offices
Preceded by James Dick-Cunyngham	General Officer Commanding the 4th Division 1935–1937	Succeeded by Dudley Johnson
Preceded by Sir Harry Knox	Adjutant General 1937–1939	Succeeded by Sir Robert Gordon-Finlayson
Government offices
Preceded by Sir Edmund Ironside	Governor of Gibraltar 1939–1941	Succeeded by Viscount Gort
Honorary titles
Preceded by Sir Harry Knox	Governor, Royal Hospital Chelsea 1943–1949	Succeeded by Sir Bernard Paget

Persondata
Name	Liddell, Clive
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1883
Place of birth
Date of death	1956
Place of death