John Minshull-Ford
British Army general (1881–1948)
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Major-General John Randle Minshull-Ford CB DSO MC (12 May 1881 – 1 April 1948) was a senior British Army officer who briefly served as Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey before the German Occupation in 1940.
John Minshull-Ford | |
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Minshull-Ford in 1940 | |
| Born | 12 May 1881 |
| Died | 1 April 1948 (aged 66) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
Branch |  British Army |
Service years | 1900–1940 |
Rank | Major-General |
| Unit | Royal Welsh Fusiliers |
| Commands | 1st Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment 5th Infantry Brigade 44th (Home Counties) Division |
Conflicts | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Military Cross |
Military career
Educated at Twyford School,[1] Minshull-Ford was commissioned into the Royal Welch Fusiliers in 1900.[2]
He served in World War I as commander of the 1st Bn of his regiment in the British Expeditionary Force and was wounded at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle in March 1915.[2] He continued his war service as a brigade commander, having been promoted to temporary brigadier general in February 1916,[3] in the Home Forces and then later in France.[2]
After the War he was briefly a brigade commander in the British Army of the Rhine and then served as commanding officer of 1 Bn South Staffordshire Regiment from 1925.[2] He was appointed commander of 5th Infantry Brigade at Aldershot Command in 1930 and General Officer Commanding 44th (Home Counties) Division in April 1934 before retiring in April 1938.[2][4]
He was briefly Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey in 1940 just before the German Occupation.[2]
Family
In 1912 he married Dorothy Harmood-Banner, a daughter of the Liverpool accountant and M.P., Sir John Sutherland Harmood-Banner.[5]