Brigadier-General Reginald Stewart Oxley CB, CMG (31 December 1861 – 4 October 1951) was a British Army officer who commanded the 8th Division on an acting basis during the First World War.
Reginald Stewart Oxley | |
|---|---|
 Oxley in 1916 | |
| Born | 31 December 1861 |
| Died | 4 October 1951 (aged 89) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1884–1919 |
| Rank | Brigadier-General |
| Unit | York and Lancaster Regiment |
| Commands | 8th Division |
| Battles / wars | First World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George |
Military career
editOxley was commissioned into the York and Lancaster Regiment on 23 August 1884 but transferred to the King's Royal Rifle Corps in November.[1]
He saw action during the First World War, and served as commander of the 24th Brigade from 16 March 1915 to 8 July 1916.[2][3] He briefly commanded the 8th Division on an acting basis from 27 July 1915 to 1 August 1915.[4]
He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath on 14 January 1916[5] and a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1919 New Year Honours.[6]
References
edit- ^ "No. 25417". The London Gazette. 25 November 1884. p. 5194.
- ^ Boraston & Bax (2001), p. 283.
- ^ Becke (1935), p. 90.
- ^ "8th Division". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "No. 12894". The Edinburgh Gazette. 17 January 1916. p. 82.
- ^ "No. 13384". The Edinburgh Gazette. 10 January 1919. p. 204.
Sources
edit- Becke, Major A. F. (1935). Order of Battle of Divisions Part 1. The Regular British Divisions. London: HMSO. ISBN 1-871167-09-4.
- Boraston, J. H.; Bax, Cyril E. O. (2001) [1926]. The Eighth Division 1914–1918. Uckfield, East Sussex: Naval & Military Press. ISBN 978-1-84342-189-4.