Charles Loyd

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Charles Loyd (portrait of Henry Lamb )

Sir Henry Charles "Budget" Loyd , GCVO , KCB , DSO , MC , DL (born February 21, 1891 in Belgravia , City of Westminster , † November 11, 1973 in Mettingham , Suffolk ) was a British general in the British Army , the last was in command of the London Military District between 1944 and 1947.

Life

Officer training, First and Second World War

Henry Charles "Budget" Loyd, son of Edward Henry Loyd, began officer training at the Royal Military College Sandhurst after attending the renowned Eton College, which was founded in 1440 . Once finished, he was in 1910 as a lieutenant (Second Lieutenant) in the Guards Grenadier Regiment Coldstream Guards adopted. During the First World War he served on the Western Front and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) and the Military Cross (MC) for his bravery and military service . After the war ended, he attended Staff College Camberley from 1919 to 1920 and then found numerous other posts as an officer and staff officer . He was a graduate of the Imperial Defense College (IDC) in London between 1928 and 1929 and received the rank of lieutenant colonel (Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel) on January 1, 1929 . Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel (Lieutenant-Colonel) , he was on 30 November 1929 to 11 October 1932 to commander ( Commanding Officer ) of the 3rd Battalion of the Coldstream Guards . On October 12, 1932, he was awarded the brevet rank of Colonel (Brevet Colonel) , this award being dated back to October 12, 1931. He was then between October 12, 1932 and December 14, 1934 commander of the regimental district of the Coldstream Guards . During this time he was on 1 January 1933 Colonel (Colonel) conveyed, whereby this transport was backdated to 12 October 1,931th He then worked as a staff officer in the War Office 1 of 15 December 1934 to the June 24, 1936 ( War Office ) operates.

On June 25, 1936, Budget Loyd became Temporary Brigadier Chief of Staff of the British Forces in Egypt and remained in this post until December 5, 1938. After his return, he took over from December 6, 1938 to June 14, 1939 the post as commander of the 1st (Guards) Brigade . On June 15, 1939 his promotion was made to Major General (Major-General) , which was backdated to June 22 1938th He then acted between June 15, 1939 and May 16, 1940 as the commanding general ( General Officer Commanding ) of the 2nd Infantry Division ( 2nd Infantry Division ) , which was last used in France . In the further course of the Second World War he was from June 18, 1940 to February 14, 1941 Inspector of Infantry in the War Office and as Acting Lieutenant-General between February 15, 1941 and March 8, 1942 chief of Staff of the home armed forces (chief of Staff, Home forces ) . In this role he became Temporary Lieutenant-General on February 15, 1942 .

Advancement to General, Marriage and Family

Grave of General Sir Henry Charles Loyd in the cemetery of Peper Harow ( Surrey )

On March 9, 1942, Charles Loyd was appointed General Officer Commanding in Chief Southern Command and held this post until February 17, 1944. As such, he was on November 1, 1942 Lieutenant General (Lieutenant General) promoted and also on 2 June 1943, Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath beaten (KCB), he that has since led the suffix "Sir". Most recently, from February 18, 1944 to February 1947, he was both Commander of the Military District of London (District Officer Commanding London District) and Commanding Major General of the Guard Brigade (Major-General Commanding Brigade of Guards) . During this time he was promoted to General on February 12, 1946 and on January 30, 1947 also knight commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO). On April 23, 1947, he left active military service and retired. However, he was still temporarily Deputy Lieutenant (DL) of the county of Norfolk and between 1945 and 1966 still Regimental Colonel of the Coldstream Guards . On June 12, 1965, he was also elevated to the Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) for his longstanding service.

Henry Charles "Budget" Loyd married on July 29, 1922 Lady Moyra Brodrick, daughter of the former Secretary of War and Minister for India St John Brodrick, 1st Earl of Midleton , and his wife Lady Hilda Charteris. From this marriage the daughter Lavinia Gertrude Georgiana Loyd and the son Sir Julian St. John Loyd emerged, who between 1964 and 1961 was the administrator of Sandringham House , a country estate of Queen Elizabeth II.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ SENIOR ARMY APPOINTMENTS SINCE 1860, p. 165
  2. ↑ SENIOR ARMY APPOINTMENTS SINCE 1860, p. 256
  3. ↑ SENIOR ARMY APPOINTMENTS SINCE 1860, p. 208
  4. ↑ SENIOR ARMY APPOINTMENTS SINCE 1860, p. 63
  5. ↑ SENIOR ARMY APPOINTMENTS SINCE 1860, p. 75
  6. ↑ SENIOR ARMY APPOINTMENTS SINCE 1860, p. 105
  7. ↑ a b c KNIGHTS AND DAMES. In: leighrayment.com. November 2, 2018, accessed September 28, 2019 .
  8. ↑ SENIOR ARMY APPOINTMENTS SINCE 1860, p. 118
personal data
SURNAME Loyd, Charles
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Loyd, Henry Charles (full name); Budget (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British general
DATE OF BIRTH February 21, 1891
PLACE OF BIRTH Belgravia , City of Westminster
DATE OF DEATH November 11, 1973
Place of death Mettingham , Suffolk