Maurice Taylor (British Army officer)
British lieutenant-general
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Lieutenant-General Sir Maurice Grove Taylor, KCB, CMG, DSO (31 May 1881 – 6 April 1960) was a British Army officer.
Sir Maurice Taylor | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 May 1881 |
| Died | 6 April 1960 (aged 78) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Service years | 1900–1941 |
Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Service number | 962 |
| Unit | Royal Engineers |
| Commands | 46th (North Midland) Division 166th (South Lancashire) Brigade |
Conflicts | First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches (7) |
Military career
After being educated at St. Mark's School, Windsor and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, Taylor was commissioned into the Royal Engineers on 2 May 1900.[2] He married in 1906 and 1910 saw him as a captain. After attending the Staff College, Camberley, he was a staff officer with Scottish Command.[3]
Initially serving as a railway transportation officer, he later saw action on the Western Front during the First World War, for which he was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order.[4] He was also mentioned in despatches seven times during the war.[3]
After the war Taylor became Deputy Director of Movements at the War Office in 1919, Senior Instructor at the Staff College in 1921 and Assistant Quartermaster-General at Eastern Command in 1925.[5] He went on to become commander of 166th (South Lancashire) Brigade in December 1927, General Officer Commanding the 46th (North Midland) Division in December 1932 and Major-General, Administration at Aldershot Command in April 1934.[6][3] After that he became Deputy Master-General of the Ordnance at the War Office in December 1937 and then, on 1 August 1939, was made senior military adviser to the Ministry of Supply.[7]
He held this appointment until retiring from the army in 1941, during the Second World War.[5][1]