W. C. V. Galwey
William Charles Vernon Galwey | |
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| Born | 1897 |
| Died | 1977 Surrey |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Awards | OBE, MC & bar |
Brigadier William Charles Vernon Galwey OBE MC & Bar (1897–1977) was a senior officer in the British Army who served in World War I and World War II.[1][2][3]
Biography
Galwey was born on 18 February 1897, the son of Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Edward Galwey and Anne Louisa Valentine. He was educated at Bedford Modern School and commissioned in 1914 in the service of the 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment.[1]
During World War I Galwey was awarded the Military Cross in 1917 and bar in 1918.[1] After World War I he joined the Royal Signals. He fought in World War II[1][4] where he gained the rank of Brigadier in the service of the Royal Signals.[5] He was appointed successively; Chief Signals Officer Palestine and Trans-Jordan (1939–41), Director of Military Communications, Syria and Lebanon (1941–43), Chief Signals Officer, British Troops in Egypt (1943–44), Chief Signals Officer, Western Command (1944-5), Chief Signals Officer Central Command (India) (1945-6), Chief Signals Officer, Allied Land Forces, South-East Asia (1946–47) and finally commander of the Training Brigade, Royal Signals (1947–50) after which he retired.[6] He was invested as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1941.[1][7]
Galwey died in 1977 in Surrey.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd, Burke's Irish Family Records London, U.K.: Burkes Peerage Ltd, 1976
- ^ The London Gazette, 25 February 1955, Issue 40419, p. 1251
- ^ "View more at askaboutireland.ie". Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^ The London Gazette, 30 January 1940, Issue 34783, p.647
- ^ The London Gazette 8 October 1948, Issue 38428, p.5391
- ^ "The Generals of World War II".
- ^ The London Gazette 14 January 1944, Issue 36328, p. 277
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