Sidney Goodall Francis
Sidney Goodall Francis | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 December 1874 |
| Died | 29 March 1955 (aged 80) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  British Army |
| Service years | 1895 - 1925 |
| Rank | Brigadier-General |
| Unit | West Yorkshire Regiment Royal Berkshire Regiment |
| Conflicts | Second Boer War First World War |
| Awards | DSO & Bar |
Brigadier-General Sidney Goodall Francis DSO & Bar (24 December 1874 – 29 March 1955) was a senior British Army officer during the First World War.
Biography
Born on 24 December 1874, Sidney Goodall Francis was educated at Bedford School. He received his first commission as a second lieutenant in the West Yorkshire Regiment in 1895, served during the Second Boer War, between 1899 and 1902, and received the Distinguished Service Order in 1900.[1][2] He was promoted to the rank of captain in August 1904, [3] (although the date of his promotion was later antedated to April 1904[4]) serving on the North West Frontier and during the Mohmand Expedition of 1908.
He served during the First World War, was promoted to the rank of major in September 1915,[5] and was appointed as a GSO3 in October,[6] to the temporary rank of lieutenant colonel in February 1916, when he took command of a battalion of the Royal Irish Rifles (later the Royal Ulster Rifles),[7] and to the temporary rank of brigadier general in 1917. He received a second Distinguished Service Order in 1918.[8]
He was appointed commanding officer of the 1st Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, in 1920.[9]
Francis retired from the British Army on 3 June 1925 and was granted the honorary rank of brigadier general and promoted to lieutenant colonel at the same time, with seniority backdated to 8 December 1916.[10]
He died in Sway, Hampshire, on 29 March 1955, at the age of 80.[11]
References
- ^ "The London Gazette" (PDF). 27 December 1895. p. 7501.
- ^ "The Edinburgh Gazette" (PDF). 1 October 1901. p. 1081.
- ^ "No. 27704". The London Gazette. 12 August 1904. p. 5215.
- ^ "No. 27737". The London Gazette. 22 November 1904. p. 7607.
- ^ "No. 29284". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 September 1915. p. 8806.
- ^ "No. 29326". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 October 1905. p. 10109.
- ^ "No. 29512". The London Gazette. 17 March 1916. p. 2943.
- ^ "Supplement to the London Gazette" (PDF). 1 January 1918. p. 17.
- ^ "Who's Who".
- ^ "No. 33052". The London Gazette. 2 June 1925. p. 3720.
- ^ Obituary, The Times, 2 April 1955, p.vii