Claude Liardet

Sir Claude Liardet
Major General Liardet, Commandant of the RAF Regiment, inspecting a contingent of the Regiment in London.
Born(1881-09-26)26 September 1881
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Died5 March 1966(1966-03-05) (aged 84)
Southampton, Hampshire, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchTerritorial Army
Years of service1899–1945
RankMajor General
Service number7191
UnitRoyal Artillery
CommandsRAF Regiment (1942–45)
56th (London) Infantry Division (1940–41)
64th (7th London) Field Brigade, RA (1929–33)
106th (Lancashire Yeomanry) Brigade, RFA (1922–27)
Lancashire and Cheshire Coast Brigade RA (1919–22)
Battles/warsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order
Mentioned in Despatches (4)
Territorial Decoration
Other workDirector of Bevington, Vaizey, and Foster Ltd

Major General Sir Claude Francis Liardet, KBE, CB, DSO, TD, DL (26 September 1881 – 5 March 1966) was an insurance broker, businessman and a long-serving artillery officer in Britain's part-time Territorial Army before becoming the first Commandant General of the RAF Regiment.