Lieutenant-General Sir Maurice Grove Taylor KCB, CMG, DSO (1881–1960) was a British Army officer.
Sir Maurice Taylor | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1881 |
| Died | 1960 (aged 78−79) Cornwall, England[1] |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1900−1941 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Service number | 962 |
| Unit | Royal Engineers |
| Commands | 166th (South Lancashire) Brigade 46th (North Midland) Division |
| Battles / wars | First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in dispatches (7) |
Military career
editAfter being educated at St. Mark's School, Windsor and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, Taylor was commissioned into the Royal Engineers on 2 May 1900.[2] He married in 1906 and 1910 saw him as a captain. After attending the Staff College, Camberley, he was a staff officer with Scottish Command.[3]
Initially serving as a railway transportation officer, he later saw action on the Western Front during First World War, for which he was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order.[4] He was also mentioned in dispatches seven times during the war.[3]
After the war he became Deputy Director of Movements at the War Office in 1919, Senior Instructor at the Staff College in 1921 and Assistant Quartermaster-General at Eastern Command in 1925.[5] He went on to become commander of 166th (South Lancashire) Brigade in December 1927, General Officer Commanding the 46th (North Midland) Division in December 1932 and Major-General, Administration at Aldershot Command in April 1934.[6][3]
After that he became Deputy Master-General of the Ordnance at the War Office in December 1937 and then Senior Military Adviser to the Ministry of Supply before retiring in 1941, during the Second World War.[5][1]
Works
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Smart 2005, p. 306.
- ^ "No. 27188". The London Gazette. 1 May 1900. p. 2757.
- ^ a b c Smart 2005, p. 305.
- ^ "No. 12947". The Edinburgh Gazette. 5 June 1916. p. 995.
- ^ a b "Taylor, Maurice Grove". Generals.dk. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 13 June 2020.
Bibliography
edit- Smart, Nick (2005). Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of the Second World War. Barnesley: Pen & Sword. ISBN 1844150496.