Major-General Frank Griffiths Caldwell, OBE, MC and bar (26 February 1921 – 22 November 2014) was a British Army officer who became Assistant Chief of the General Staff.
Frank Caldwell | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 February 1921 |
| Died | 22 November 2014 (aged 93) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1940–1974 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Service number | 125197 |
| Battles / wars | Second World War Malayan Emergency |
| Awards | Officer of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross & Bar |
Military career
editEducated at Elizabeth College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst,[1] Caldwell was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1940 during the Second World War.[2] He served in the Middle East, where he was awarded the Military Cross in May 1941[3] and a bar to it in December 1941,[4] and in North West Europe.[5] He also served in Malaya during the Malayan Emergency in the rank of major.[6] He was appointed Director of Defence Operational Plans at the Ministry of Defence in 1970[7] and Assistant Chief of the General Staff (Operational Requirements) in 1972 before retiring in 1974.[8] He died on 22 November 2014 in Guernsey.[9]
Family
editHe married Betty Palmer Buesden; they have a daughter and a son.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Major General "Griff" Caldwell - obituary". The Telegraph. London. 21 December 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- ^ "No. 34813". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 March 1940. p. 1614.
- ^ "No. 35157". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 May 1941. p. 2646.
- ^ "No. 35396". The London Gazette. 26 December 1941. p. 7334.
- ^ "No. 36917". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 January 1945. p. 672.
- ^ "No. 40000". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 October 1953. p. 5771.
- ^ Ministry of Defence Senior Posts Archived 17 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Army Commands Archived 5 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ CALDWELL
- ^ Descendants of Stanley Howard