Cyril Blacklock

Cyril Blacklock
Born	1870
Died	1936
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1901-1904 1914-1920
Rank	Major-General
Commands held	10th Bn King's Royal Rifle Corps 182nd (2/1st Warwickshire) Brigade 97th Brigade 9th (Scottish) Division 39th Division 63rd (Royal Naval) Division
Battles/wars	Second Boer War First World War
Awards	Distinguished Service Order & Bar

Major-General Cyril Aubrey Blacklock DSO & Bar (1870–1936) was a British Army officer who commanded 9th (Scottish) Division during World War I.

Military career

Blacklock was commissioned into the King's Royal Rifle Corps in 1901 and took part in operations in Orange River Colony during the Second Boer War.^[1] He served in World War I as Commanding Officer of 10th Battalion of the King's Royal Rifle Corps from December 1915.^[2] He went on to be Commander of 182nd (2/1st Warwickshire) Brigade in 1916 and then Commander of 97th Brigade in 1917.^[1] He was appointed General Officer Commanding 9th (Scottish) Division in March 1918, General Officer Commanding 39th Division later that month and General Officer Commanding 63rd (Royal Naval) Division in August 1918^[1] before retiring in 1920.^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} University of Birmingham
2. ^ Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
3. ^ Army Commands

Military offices
Preceded by Henry Lukin	General Officer Commanding the 9th (Scottish) Division 13 March 1916–16 March 1918	Succeeded by Hugh Tudor