Cyril Lomax | |
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| Nickname(s) | "Sunny"[1] |
| Born | 28 June 1893 Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England |
| Died | 30 August 1973 (aged 80) Ferring, West Sussex, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1912–1949 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Service number | 4970 |
| Unit | Welch Regiment |
| Commands | East Anglian District 26th Indian Infantry Division 16th Infantry Brigade Delhi Independent Brigade Area 2nd Battalion, Welch Regiment 21st Battalion, Manchester Regiment |
| Battles / wars | First World War Arab revolt in Palestine Second World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire[2] Distinguished Service Order[3] & Two Bars Military Cross Mentioned in Despatches (2)[4][5] War Cross of Military Valor (Italy)[6] |
Major-General Cyril Ernest Napier Lomax, CB, CBE, DSO & Two Bars, MC (28 June 1893 – 30 August 1973) was an officer in the British Army during the First World War and Second World War. During the latter he commanded the 16th Infantry Brigade in North Africa and the Middle East, and later commanded the 26th Indian Infantry Division in the Burma Campaign, gaining the approval of Field Marshal Sir William Slim.