Major General Francis David Rome, CB, CMG, CBE, DSO (11 September 1905 – 7 February 1985) was a senior officer in the British Army who served as Commandant of the British Sector in Berlin from 1956 to 1959.
Francis Rome | |
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 Group photograph of officers of the 3rd Parachute Brigade in Nazareth, 1947. The brigade's commander, Brigadier Francis Rome, is seated in the centre. | |
| Born | 11 September 1905 |
| Died | 7 February 1985 (aged 79) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1925–1959 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Service number | 33750 |
| Commands | British Forces in Berlin (1956–59) 16th Airborne Division (1953–56) 1st Parachute Brigade (1947–48) 3rd Parachute Brigade (1946–47) 111th Indian Infantry Brigade (1944–45) |
| Battles / wars | Second World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order |
Military career
editRome was commissioned into the British Army in 1925.[1] He transferred to the Royal Fusiliers in 1927.[1] He served in the Second World War, latterly as commander of 111th Indian Infantry Brigade.[1] After the war he became commander of 3rd Parachute Brigade in Palestine from 1946 and then commander of 1st Parachute Brigade in Palestine from 1947.[1] He was appointed Assistant Commandant at the School of Land/Air Warfare in 1948 and Deputy Adjutant General at Far East Land Forces in 1950.[1] He was then made General Officer Commanding 16th Airborne Division in 1953 and Commandant of the British Sector in Berlin in 1956; he retired in 1959.[1] He also served as colonel of the Royal Fusiliers.[2]
Family
editIn 1936 Rome married Sybil Parry Carden.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ^ "Royal Fusiliers colonels". British Empire. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ The Peerage.com