William Denman Croft | |
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Born | 15 March 1879 |
Died | 14 July 1968 Cornwall, England | (aged 89)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | British Army |
Years of service | 19??–1934 |
Rank | Brigadier General |
Commands | 11th Battalion, Royal Scots (1915–17) |
Battles / wars | First World War North-West Frontier |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order & Three Bars Mentioned in Despatches (11) Legion of Honour (France) |
Relations | Sir Herbert Croft, 9th Baronet (father) |
Brigadier General William Denman Croft, CB, CMG, DSO & Three Bars (15 March 1879 – 14 July 1968) was a British Army officer. He served as a brigadier general in the British Army in the First World War, and afterwards in India. He was one of seven British officers to be awarded the Distinguished Service Order four times in the First World War. He was Home Guard commander in Cornwall during the Second World War.