Geoffrey Musson

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Geoffrey Randolph Dixon Musson , GCB , CBE , DSO (born June 9, 1910 in Yockleton, Shropshire , † January 10, 2008 in Amesbury , Wiltshire ) was a British general who was adjutant-general to the Forces between 1967 and 1970 .

Life

Geoffrey Randolph Dixon Musson, son of Robert Dixon Musson, completed after attending the Shrewsbury School, which was founded in 1552, an undergraduate degree at Trinity Hall at the University of Cambridge , from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA). Then he joined in 1930 as a lieutenant (Second Lieutenant) in the bodies Infantry Regiment King's Shropshire Light Infantry , and then found numerous uses as an officer and staff officer . During World War II he was 1943-1944 Commander ( Commanding Officer ) of the 2nd Battalion of the Light Infantry Regiment Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry and was for his services in 1944 with the Distinguished Service Order awarded (DSO). Then he was from December 20, 1944 to 1946 commander of the 36th Infantry Brigade (36th Infantry Brigade) , with which he was initially deployed in Italy and from June 7, 1946 in Austria . In 1945 he became Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).

After numerous other uses after the war Musson was deputy between January 1952 and September 1954 Head of Army Staff Services Ministry of War ( War Office ) . Subsequently, he was a Brigadier General (Brigadier) between October and November 1954, in command of the re-established 29th Infantry Brigade (29th Infantry Brigade) and in connection with the Commonwealth of Nations troops stationed in South Korea from 1954 to 1955 . Upon his return, he served from April 1956 to January 1958 Commander of the Infantry School (School of Infantry) and as Major General (Major-General) from February to April 1958 as commander ( General Officer Commanding ) of the Federal Republic of Germany stationed 7th Armored Division ( 7th Armored Division ) , the so-called "Desert Rats". Subsequently, he served from April to November 1959 as commander of the 5th Infantry Division ( 5th Infantry Division ) , known as "The Fighting Fifth." In 1959 he became Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB).

In December 1959, Major General Geoffrey Musson took over the post of chief of staff of the land forces in the Middle East (Near East Land Forces) and remained on this until September 1962. After his return he was between March 1963 and November 1964 Vice Adjutant General (Vice Adjutant- General) in the War Department. Subsequently, he has served as the Lieutenant General (Lieutenant General) in November 1964, Lieutenant General Charles Leslie Richardson as commander in chief of the Army Command North (General Officer Commanding in Chief, Northern Command) , and held this post until October 1967, after Lieutenant General Walter Colyear Walker 's local successor started. During this time he was beaten on January 1, 1965 to Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB), so that from now on he carried the suffix "Sir".

Most recently, General Musson in October 1967 succeeded General Reginald Hewetson as Adjutant General of the Army (Adjutant General to the Forces) and was up as such to his retirement in June 1970 and its subsequent replacement by General Herbert John Mogg in the Ministry of Defense in charge for the development of personnel policy and support for the army. He also got on 1 January 1970, the Grand Cross ( Knight Grand Cross ) awarded the Order of the Bath (GCB).

His marriage to Elspeth Lorraine Bailey on December 28, 1939 resulted in the two children Penelope Ann Musson and Peter Geoffrey Dixon Musson. His brother-in-law was David Russell Bailey, 4th Baron Glanusk , the younger brother of his wife.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ SENIOR ARMY APPOINTMENTS: SINCE 1860, p. 25
  2. ↑ SENIOR ARMY APPOINTMENTS: SINCE 1860, p. 287
  3. ↑ SENIOR ARMY APPOINTMENTS: SINCE 1860, p. 287
  4. ↑ SENIOR ARMY APPOINTMENTS: SINCE 1860, p. 223
  5. ↑ SENIOR ARMY APPOINTMENTS: SINCE 1860, p. 223
  6. ↑ SENIOR ARMY APPOINTMENTS: SINCE 1860, p. 161
  7. ↑ SENIOR ARMY APPOINTMENTS: SINCE 1860, p. 40
  8. ↑ SENIOR ARMY APPOINTMENTS: SINCE 1860 , p. 96
  9. ↑ KNIGHTS AND DAMES
  10. ↑ SENIOR ARMY APPOINTMENTS: SINCE 1860 , p. 7
  11. ↑ KNIGHTS AND DAMES
personal data
SURNAME Musson, Geoffrey
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Musson, Geoffrey Randolph Dixon (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British general
DATE OF BIRTH June 9, 1910
PLACE OF BIRTH Yockleton, Shropshire , England
DATE OF DEATH January 10, 2008
Place of death Amesbury , Wiltshire , England