Morance Posted 4 October , 2019 Share Posted 4 October , 2019 Hi all, Im looking for information about General Brigade Teutisch DSO (?) who was general for the 166th Brigade in Ath (Belgium) in November 1918 ? Anyone can help me ? Thanks in advance Sébastien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBrook Posted 4 October , 2019 Share Posted 4 October , 2019 (edited) The Brigadier General commanding British 166 Brigade from 4 December 1917 was Reginald John Kentish D.S.O. Edit to add:- He was born on 29 December 1876 in Bexley, Kent, died 27 August 1956 at the Staff Mess, Iraq Petroleum Co., Homs, Syria. Edited 4 October , 2019 by HarryBrook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morance Posted 4 October , 2019 Author Share Posted 4 October , 2019 Many thanks Harry Brook ! I saw there are 2 boxes with papers of Kentish in IWM, and a book : This foul thing called war the life of Brigadier-General R.J. Kentish, CMG, DSO (1876-1956) Have you this in your library ? Sincerely yours Sébastien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBrook Posted 4 October , 2019 Share Posted 4 October , 2019 Sorry Sebastien, I do not have the book you mention, but some more information on the military career of Brig.-Gen. Kentish:- 2nd Lt. Royal Irish Fusiliers 8 September 1897 Lt. Royal Irish Fusiliers 1 December 1899 Capt. Royal Irish Fusiliers 1 August 1902 Adjutant 31 December 1904 to 30 December 1907 temporary Major Royal Irish Fusiliers 5 October 1914 - 17 December 1914 Major Royal Irish Fusiliers 18 December 1914 temporary Lt.-Col. East Lancashire Regt. 20 June 1915 to 24 September 1915 Brevet Lt.-Col. Royal Irish Fusiliers 1 January 1916 temp. Brigadier General 14 April 1916 to 4 May 1919 Brevet Col. Royal Irish Fusiliers 3 June 1919 Special Service (graded as Staff Capt.) South Africa 15 February 1901 to 1 April 1901 A.D.C. to G.O.C. 2nd Div., Aldershot Command 1 February 1910 to 3 March 1911 Brigade Major 6 London Infantry Brigade, Home Defence 24 February 1913 to 8 October 1914 Brigade Commander 76th Infantry Brigade, France, 14 April 1916 to 30 September 1916 Commandant Senior Officers' School, Aldershot 2 October 1916 - 14 November 1917 Brigade Commander 166th Infantry Brigade, France, 4 December 1917 to 4 May 1919 D.S.O., London Gazette,https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/28971/supplement/9229 C.M.G., Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (3rd Class), London Gazette, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/31092/supplement/4 Legion of Honour (France), London Gazette, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29943/supplement/1592 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morance Posted 7 October , 2019 Author Share Posted 7 October , 2019 Thank you very much ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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