Clive Gerard Liddell

General

Sir Clive Liddell

KCB, CMG, CBE, DSO
Nickname(s)"Jock"[1]
Born(1883-05-01)1 May 1883
Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
Died9 September 1956(1956-09-09) (aged 73)[2]
Chelsea, London, England[3]
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
Years of service1902–1943
RankGeneral
Service number12844
UnitLeicestershire Regiment
CommandsGibraltar (1939–41)
4th Division (1935–37)
47th (2nd London) Division (1935)
8th Infantry Brigade (1931–34)
1st Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment (1926–28)
Battles / warsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Order
Mentioned in Despatches (6)
Officer of the Order of the Crown of Italy

General Sir Clive Gerard Liddell, KCB, CMG, CBE, DSO (1 May 1883 – 9 September 1956) was a senior British Army officer who served as Adjutant-General to the Forces from 1937 to 1939. He was Governor of Gibraltar from 1939 to 1941 during the early stages of the Second World War.[1]

  1. ^ a b Smart 2005, p. 190.
  2. ^ "Gen. Sir Clive Liddell: Commander and Staff Officer". The Times. 11 September 1956. p. 11.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Officers of the British Army was invoked but never defined (see the help page).