Frank Caldwell

Frank Caldwell
Born (1921-02-26)26 February 1921
Died 22 November 2014(2014-11-22) (aged 93)
Allegiance United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service 1940–1974
Rank Major-General
Battles/wars Second World War
Malayan Emergency
Awards Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Military Cross & Bar

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.

Military career

Educated 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 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.[9]

Family

He married Betty Palmer Buesden; they have a daughter and a son.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Major General "Griff" Caldwell - obituary". The Telegraph. 21 December 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 34813. p. 1614. 15 March 1940. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 35157. p. 2646. 6 May 1941. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  4. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 35396. p. 7334. 26 December 1941. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  5. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 36917. p. 672. 30 January 1945. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  6. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 40000. p. 5771. 27 October 1953. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  7. ↑ Ministry of Defence Senior Posts
  8. ↑ Army Commands
  9. ↑ CALDWELL
  10. ↑ Descendants of Stanley Howard
Military offices
Preceded by
Ian Gill		 Assistant Chief of the General Staff
1972–1974 		Succeeded by
Hugh Cunningham


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