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Baptist Crozier

Baptist Crozier

British Army general

Major-General Baptist Barton Crozier, CMG, DSO (17 July 1878 – 18 July 1957) was a British Army officer.

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Military career

Crozier was commissioned into the Royal Artillery on 22 December 1898 and saw action during the Second Boer War and then the First World War.[1] He fought at Givenchy on the Western Front for which he was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order.[2] He then saw action in Italy for which he was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George.[3]

He went on to be Commander, Royal Artillery for Eastern Command in February 1929 and General Officer Commanding 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division in October 1934 before retiring in December 1938.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Who Was Who 1951–1960, ISBN 0-7136-2598-8
  2. [2]
    "No. 29131". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 April 1915. p. 3693.
  3. [3]
    "No. 30718". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 May 1918. p. 6494.
  4. [4]
    "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 4 June 2020.
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