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Frank Caldwell (British Army officer)

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Frank Caldwell
Born(1921-02-26)26 February 1921
Died22 November 2014(2014-11-22) (aged 93)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1940–1974
RankMajor-General
Service number125197
Battles/warsSecond World War
Malayan Emergency
AwardsOfficer of the Order of the British Empire
Military Cross & Bar

Major-General Frank Griffiths Caldwell, OBE, MC and bar (26 February 1921 – 22 November 2014) was a British Army officer who became Assistant Chief of the General Staff.

Military career

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Educated at Elizabeth College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst,[1] Caldwell was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1940 during the Second World War.[2] He served in the Middle East, where he was awarded the Military Cross in May 1941[3] and a bar to it in December 1941,[4] and in North West Europe.[5] He also served in Malaya during the Malayan Emergency in the rank of major.[6] He was appointed Director of Defence Operational Plans at the Ministry of Defence in 1970[7] and Assistant Chief of the General Staff (Operational Requirements) in 1972 before retiring in 1974.[8] He died on 22 November 2014 in Guernsey.[9]

Family

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He married Betty Palmer Buesden; they have a daughter and a son.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Major General "Griff" Caldwell - obituary". The Telegraph. London. 21 December 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  2. ^ "No. 34813". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 March 1940. p. 1614.
  3. ^ "No. 35157". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 May 1941. p. 2646.
  4. ^ "No. 35396". The London Gazette. 26 December 1941. p. 7334.
  5. ^ "No. 36917". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 January 1945. p. 672.
  6. ^ "No. 40000". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 October 1953. p. 5771.
  7. ^ Ministry of Defence Senior Posts Archived 17 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Army Commands Archived 5 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ CALDWELL
  10. ^ Descendants of Stanley Howard
Military offices
Preceded by Assistant Chief of the General Staff
1972–1974
Succeeded by