Dudley Skelton
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Dudley Skelton | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 August 1878 |
| Died | 2 March 1962 (aged 83) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  British Army |
| Service years | 1902–1937 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Conflicts | First World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath, Companion of the Distinguished Service Order, Mentioned in Dispatches |
Major-General Dudley Sheridan Skelton, CB, DSO (8 August 1878 - 2 March 1962) was a British Army officer, author and physician.
Skelton was educated at Bloxham School.[1] He commissioned into the British Army as a probationary lieutenant in the Royal Army Medical Corps on 1 September 1902.[2] Skelton served in the First World War and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order. He was promoted to brevet lieutenant-colonel in August 1917.[3] He was promoted to colonel in 1930.[4] In 1935 he became Honorary Surgeon to George V.[5][6] He was invested as a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1936 Birthday Honours, while serving as Deputy Director of Medical Services, Southern Command, India.[7] He retired as a major-general on 13 October 1937.[8]
Skelton was a descendant of the playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan.[9] His niece was the writer Barbara Skelton.[10]
