roland, fanu, major, general, 1888, january, 1957, senior, british, army, officer, born13, 1888died2, january, 1957, aged, allegianceunited, kingdomservice, branchroyal, navybritish, armyyears, service1908, 1940rankmajor, generalunitroyal, irish, fusiliersleic. Major General Roland Le Fanu DSO MC 13 May 1888 2 January 1957 was a senior British Army officer Roland Le FanuBorn13 May 1888Died2 January 1957 aged 68 AllegianceUnited KingdomService wbr branchRoyal NavyBritish ArmyYears of service1908 1940RankMajor GeneralUnitRoyal Irish FusiliersLeicestershire RegimentCommands held15th Scottish Infantry DivisionBattles warsFirst World WarWaziristan campaignSecond World WarAwardsDistinguished Service OrderMilitary Cross Contents 1 Military career 2 References 3 Bibliography 4 External linksMilitary career editLe Fanu after being educated in Germany and briefly serving in the Royal Navy and later transferring to the Royal Irish Fusiliers of the British Army was commissioned into the Leicestershire Regiment in 1908 1 2 Like many of his contemporaries he saw service during the First World War for which he was awarded both the Military Cross and the Distinguished Service Order 3 After attending the Staff College Camberley from 1925 to 1926 alongside Walter Oxley Raymond Briggs Francis Tuker Frank Messervy Ronald Scobie John Swayne and the Australian Sydney Rowell who were among his classmates 2 he became a staff officer at the War Office in March 1931 and from 1931 to 1932 attended the Royal Naval College Greenwich 2 He was then deployed to the Rawalpindi District in India in December 1935 4 He was appointed a companion of the Distinguished Service Order for his service during the Waziristan campaign 5 He went on to become General Officer Commanding 15th Scottish Infantry Division in August 1939 at the start of the Second World War before retiring in October 1940 4 His son Sir Victor de Fanu served as Serjeant at Arms of the House of Commons in the 1980s 6 References edit No 28191 The London Gazette 3 November 1908 p 7916 a b c Smart 2005 p 186 Major General Roland Le Fanu Le Fanu Biographies Retrieved 25 May 2020 a b Roland Le Fanu Generals dk Retrieved 25 May 2020 No 34542 The London Gazette 16 August 1938 p 5286 Obituary Sir Victor Le Fanu The Independent London 9 February 2007 Retrieved 25 May 2020 Bibliography editSmart Nick 2005 Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of the Second World War Barnesley Pen amp Sword ISBN 1844150496 External links editGenerals of World War II Military offices New title GOC 15th Scottish Infantry Division1939 1940 Succeeded byRobert Cotton Money Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roland Le Fanu amp oldid 1183290336, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
