Thomas Dalby

Major-General

Thomas Dalby

CB DSO
Born(1880-01-13)13 January 1880
London, Middlesex, England[1]
Died14 March 1963(1963-03-14) (aged 83)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Branch
British Army
Service years
1899–1937
1939
Rank
Major-General
Service number22544
UnitKing's Royal Rifle Corps
Commands18th Infantry Division
3rd Infantry Brigade
2nd Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps
Conflicts
Second Boer War
First World War
Second World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order
Mentioned in Despatches (4)

Major-General Thomas Gerald Dalby, CB, DSO (13 January 1880 – 14 March 1963) was a senior British Army officer who saw service in three conflicts.

Military career

After being educated at Eton College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Dalby was commissioned into the King's Royal Rifle Corps (KRRC) of the British Army on 5 April 1899.[2][3]

He saw service during the Second Boer War, where he was wounded, later campaigned in Somaliland in 1904.[3]

Dalby's service in the First World War was recognised when he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in the 1917 New Year Honours.[4] Additionally, he was mentioned in dispatches four and was wounded twice, and married in 1917.[5]

Having been promoted in January 1919 to brevet lieutenant colonel,[6] he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and became commanding officer (CO) of the 2nd Battalion, KRRC, on 26 May 1928.[7]

After being promoted to colonel in June 1931, with seniority dated back to September 1922,[8] became commander of the 3rd Infantry Brigade in 1931.[9] He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1936 Birthday Honours[10] before retiring in 1937.[9]

Dalby was briefly recalled to become the first General Officer Commanding 18th Infantry Division, which was then based in the UK, in September 1939 before returning to retirement in November 1939.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Thomas Gerald Dalby 1880–1963 – Ancestry". www.ancestry.co.uk.
  2. ↑ "No. 27068". The London Gazette. 4 April 1899. p. 2229.
  3. 1 2 Smart 2005, p. 76.
  4. ↑ "No. 29886". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1916. p. 21.
  5. ↑ Smart 2005, p. 77.
  6. ↑ "No. 31092". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1918. p. 14.
  7. ↑ "No. 33387". The London Gazette. 25 May 1928. p. 3654.
  8. ↑ "No. 33723". The London Gazette. 5 June 1931. p. 3654.
  9. 1 2 3 "Dalby, Thomas Gerald". Generals.dk. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  10. ↑ "No. 34296". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 June 1936. p. 3998.

Bibliography

  • Smart, Nick (2005). Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of the Second World War. Barnesley: Pen & Sword. ISBN 1844150496.
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