General Sir Harold Alexander with Major General Lucian Truscott and other senior Allied commanders at Anzio, Italy, 5 May 1944. Major General John Hawkesworth is pictured on the far right wearing a parachutist helmet, and to the left of him is Major General Philip Gregson-Ellis.
After the war Gregson-Ellis returned to the Staff College, Camberley, as commandant, and then went back to the 5th Division for a second tour as its commander.[3] He was appointed GOC 44th (Home Counties) Infantry Division in 1947 and finally retired from the British Army in 1950.[3][2]
Family
In 1921 Gregson-Ellis married Joan Henllys Lloyd.[4][2]
philip, gregson, ellis, major, general, philip, george, saxon, gregson, ellis, august, 1898, october, 1956, senior, british, army, officer, active, service, during, both, first, world, second, world, where, commanded, infantry, division, during, italian, campa. Major General Philip George Saxon Gregson Ellis CB OBE 31 August 1898 20 October 1956 was a senior British Army officer who saw active service during both the First World War and the Second World War where he commanded the 5th Infantry Division during the Italian Campaign in 1944 Philip Gregson EllisGregson Ellis in 1923Born 1898 08 31 31 August 1898Edinburgh ScotlandDied20 October 1956 1956 10 20 aged 58 Kent EnglandAllegianceUnited KingdomService wbr branchBritish ArmyYears of service1917 1950RankMajor GeneralService number15399UnitGrenadier GuardsCommands held44th Home Counties Infantry Division 1947 50 Staff College Camberley 1944 46 5th Infantry Division 1944 1946 47 1st Guards Brigade 1943 44 30th Armoured Brigade 1943 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards 1940 Battles warsFirst World WarSecond World WarAwardsCompanion of the Order of the BathOfficer of the Order of the British Empire Contents 1 Military career 2 Family 3 References 4 BibliographyMilitary career EditBorn in 1898 Philip Gregson Ellis was educated at Eton College and later entered the Royal Military College Sandhurst He was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the British Army s Grenadier Guards in 1917 towards the end of the First World War 1 2 Gregson Ellis remained in the army after the war and during the interwar period attended the Staff College Camberley from 1928 to 1929 2 After serving as brigade major of the 5th Infantry Brigade in 1931 he served in the same role with the 1st Guards Brigade from 1932 to 1934 2 He was then appointed an instructor at the Staff College in 1937 3 2 General Sir Harold Alexander with Major General Lucian Truscott and other senior Allied commanders at Anzio Italy 5 May 1944 Major General John Hawkesworth is pictured on the far right wearing a parachutist helmet and to the left of him is Major General Philip Gregson Ellis Gregson Ellis served in the Second World War as a General Staff Officer with the British Expeditionary Force in France before becoming Commanding Officer of the 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards in 1940 3 He continued his war service as a brigadier on the staff in Northern Ireland from 1941 and as Deputy Chief of Staff for Home Forces in 1942 before taking command of the 30th Armoured Brigade in January 1943 He then assumed command of the 1st Guards Brigade in July which was then serving in North Africa 3 2 He was appointed General Officer Commanding GOC 5th Infantry Division in January 1944 and commanded the division in the Italian campaign leading it in the Battle of Anzio and Operation Diadem 3 2 After the war Gregson Ellis returned to the Staff College Camberley as commandant and then went back to the 5th Division for a second tour as its commander 3 He was appointed GOC 44th Home Counties Infantry Division in 1947 and finally retired from the British Army in 1950 3 2 Family EditIn 1921 Gregson Ellis married Joan Henllys Lloyd 4 2 References Edit No 30438 The London Gazette Supplement 20 December 1917 p 13335 a b c d e f g h Smart 2005 p 130 a b c d e f Gregson Ellis Philip Generals dk Retrieved 12 June 2020 Bronwydd Estate RecordsBibliography EditSmart Nick 2005 Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of the Second World War Barnesley Pen amp Sword ISBN 1844150496 Military officesPreceded byGerard Bucknall GOC 5th Infantry DivisionJanuary November 1944 Succeeded byRichard HullPreceded byDouglas Wimberley Commandant of the Staff College Camberley1944 1946Preceded byRichard Hull GOC 5th Infantry Division1946 1947 Succeeded byJohn ChurcherPreceded byHugh Stockwell GOC 44th Home Counties Infantry Division1947 1950 Succeeded byBrian Kimmins Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Philip Gregson Ellis amp oldid 1169323036, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
