Cyril Wagstaff

Cyril Wagstaff
Born	5 March 1878
Died	21 February 1934
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1897 - 1934
Rank	Major-General
Commands held	Royal Military Academy, Woolwich
Battles/wars	World War I
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire Distinguished Service Order

Major General Cyril Mosley Wagstaff CB CMG CIE DSO (5 March 1878 - 21 February 1934) was a British Army officer who became Commandant of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.

Military career

Educated at the United Services College,^[1] Wagstaff was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1897.^[2] He served on the North West Frontier of India and in World War I with the Australian Army^[3] and is credited with creating the term ANZAC.^[4] He was appointed a General Staff Officer at the War Office in 1925, Commander of the Nowshera Brigade on the North West Frontier of India in 1928 and Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Woolwich in 1930 before his death in 1934.^[2]

Family

In 1906 he married Rosabel Thelwall.^[5] Following the death of his first wife, he married Marjorie Frances Fry in 1927.^[5]

References

1. ^ India Haileybury
2. ^ ^{a b} Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
3. ^ Australian War Memorial
4. ^ Coined "ANZAC" Canberra Times, 26 February 1934
5. ^ ^{a b} The Peerage.com

Military offices
Preceded by Hugo De Pree	Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Woolwich 1930–1934	Succeeded by Arthur Goschen