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Cedric Rhys Price

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Cedric Rhys Price
Born1905
Died1987 (aged 81−82)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branch British Army
Years of service1925–1959
RankMajor general
Service number33361
Battles / warsSecond World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Major-General Cedric Rhys Price CB, CBE (1905–1987) was a British Army officer who served as Director of Military Intelligence.

Military career

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Educated at Selborne College in South Africa and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, Rhys Price was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1925.[1] He served in the Second World War as an officer in the 56th (London) Division and then as assistant military secretary in the War Office.[1]

After the War he became Chief of Staff to the Chairman of the British Joint Services Mission in Washington, D.C. in 1952, Brigadier on the General Staff at Eastern Command in February 1955 and Director of Military Intelligence in June 1956 before retiring in August 1959.[2]

After leaving the Army he joined the staff of the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations.[1] He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1945 Birthday Honours[3] and a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1951 New Year Honours.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "South African history musings". Ross Dix-Peek. 13 February 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Army commands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  3. ^ "No. 37119". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 June 1945. p. 2942.
  4. ^ "No. 39104". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1950. p. 3.
Military offices
Preceded by Director of Military Intelligence
1956–1959
Succeeded by