Harold Percival
Sir Harold Franz Passawer Percival KCMG DSO , CBE , ASO (born February 12, 1876 in London , † April 28, 1944 in Oxford ) was a British officer, commandant of Malta and British plebiscite commissioner of the Inter-Allied Government and Plebiscite Commission for Upper Silesia (1919– 1921).
Life
Career
He was a student at Christ Church College (Oxford) . On May 4, 1898, he was made a Second Lieutenant in the Derbyshire Regiment of the British Army . In the Second Boer War (1899-1902), he served in Africa in several battles in the Mounted Infantry ( Mounted Infantry ) and in the First World War on the European continent in the British Expeditionary Force in various positions.
In the course of the referendum in Upper Silesia Percival was British plebiscite commissioner from August 16, 1919 until he was replaced by Harold Arthur Stuart on September 6, 1921 . The "Percival de Marinis Line" is named after him and Alberto De Marinis , a moderate proposal for dividing the border in Eastern Upper Silesia , which was, however, rejected by France ; The Sforza line was later implemented .
Percival was a lecturer and steward at Christ Church, Oxford , from 1930 to 1943 .
family
He married Constance Lilian in 1904 and had two daughters with her.
Awards (selection)
- Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (KCMG), 1921
- Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
- Officer of the Legion of Honor (O. LH), Class IV
- Commander of the British Empire (CBE)
- Commander's Cross of the Order of Leopold II (Belgium)
- Officer's Cross from the Order of the Crown (Belgium)
- Officer's Cross from the Order of the White Eagle (Serbia)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Richard Schüller: Negotiators of trust , p. 306.
- ↑ London Gazette . No. 33112, HMSO, London, December 8, 1925, p. 8130 ( PDF , accessed October 1, 2013, English).
- ↑ The plot of Upper Silesia . in: FAZ of May 21, 2011, page Z3
- ↑ http://www.wiscabroad.com/housing/37_st_giles.html
- ↑ www.angloboerwar.com ( Memento of the original from December 1, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Percival, Harold Franz Passawer (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Percival, Harold |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Percival, Harold Franz Passawer (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British Officer, Commanding Officer of Malta and British Plebiscite Commissioner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 12, 1876 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 28, 1944 |
| Place of death | Oxford |