Henry Fleetwood Thuillier
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Sir Henry Fleetwood Thuillier | |
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 Henry Fleetwood Thuillier by Walter Stoneman, 1919 | |
| Born | 30 March 1868 |
| Died | 11 June 1953 (aged 85) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1887–1920 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Service number | 17626 |
| Unit | Royal Engineers |
| Commands | 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division School of Military Engineering 23rd Division 15th Division 2nd Infantry Brigade |
| Battles / wars | First World War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George |
Major-General Sir Henry Fleetwood Thuillier, KCB, CMG (30 March 1868 – 11 June 1953) was a British Army officer who played a significant part in the development of gas warfare.
Thuillier was born at Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India, on 30 March 1868, the son of Colonel Sir Henry Ravenshaw Thuillier.[1]
Military career
Thuillier was commissioned into the Royal Engineers on 23 July 1890.[2] His early career was spent in India.[1]
He became commander of 2nd Infantry Brigade in October 1915, General Officer Commanding 15th (Scottish) Division in June 1917, after receiving a temporary promotion to major general,[3] and General Officer Commanding 23rd Division in Italy in 1918, during the First World War.[4]
After the war Thuillier, promoted in June 1919 to substantive major general,[5] became Commandant of the School of Military Engineering in November 1919, Director of Fortifications and Works at the War Office in 1924,[6] and General Officer Commanding 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division in June 1927. He retired from the army in March 1930.[7] He died on 11 June 1953.[1]
Selected publications
- The Principles of Land Defence and Their Application to the Conditions of To-Day. 1902.
- Gas in the next war. Geoffrey Bles, London, 1939. (German translation published in Zürich by Scientia, 1939, as Das gas im nächsten krieg. Introduction and notes by V. Tempelhoff).
