Archibald Montgomery-Massingberd

Field Marshal Sir Archibald Montgomery-Massingberd
Sir Archibald Montgomery-Massingberd
Birth name	Archibald Armar Montgomery
Nickname(s)	Archie
Born	(1871-12-06)6 December 1871 Fivemiletown, County Tyrone
Died	13 October 1947(1947-10-13) (aged 75) Spilsby, Lincolnshire
Buried	St. Peter's Church, Gunby
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1891–1936
Rank	Field Marshal
Service number	1413[1]
Unit	Royal Field Artillery
Commands	Chief of the Imperial General Staff Southern Command 1st Division 53rd (Welsh) Division
Battles/wars	Second Boer War First World War
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Mentioned in Despatches Distinguished Service Medal (United States)

Field Marshal Sir Archibald Armar Montgomery-Massingberd, GCB, GCVO, KCMG, DL (6 December 1871 – 13 October 1947), known as Archibald Armar Montgomery until October 1926, was a senior British Army officer who served as Chief of the Imperial General Staff (CIGS) from 1933 to 1936. He served in the Second Boer War and in the First World War, and later was the driving force behind the formation of a permanent "Mobile Division", the fore-runner of the 1st Armoured Division.