Sydney Turing Barlow Lawford

Sydney Turing Barlow Lawford
Nickname(s)"Swanky Syd"[1]
Born(1865-11-16)16 November 1865
Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
Died15 February 1953(1953-02-15) (aged 87)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
Years of service1885–1926
RankLieutenant General
UnitRoyal Fusiliers
CommandsEssex Brigade
22nd Infantry Brigade
41st Division
Battles / warsSecond Boer War
First World War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath[2]

Lieutenant-General Sir Sydney Turing Barlow Lawford, KCB (16 November 1865 – 15 February 1953), was a decorated British general, later to become the father of Hollywood actor Peter Lawford.

  1. ^ Bourne, John (June 2002). Who's Who in World War I. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-76751-9.
  2. ^ "No. 30450". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 1917. p. 1.