Maurice Taylor (British Army officer)

For persons of a similar name, see Maurice Taylor (disambiguation).

Sir Maurice Taylor
Born1881
Died1960 (aged 78−79)
Cornwall, England[1]
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
Years of service1900−1941
RankLieutenant-General
Service number962
UnitRoyal Engineers
Commands166th (South Lancashire) Brigade
46th (North Midland) Division
Battles / warsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Distinguished Service Order
Mentioned in dispatches (7)

Lieutenant-General Sir Maurice Grove Taylor KCB, CMG, DSO (1881–1960) was a British Army officer.

Military career

After being educated at St. Mark's School, Windsor and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, Taylor was commissioned into the Royal Engineers on 2 May 1900.[2] He married in 1906 and 1910 saw him as a captain. After attending the Staff College, Camberley, he was a staff officer with Scottish Command.[3]

Initially serving as a railway transportation officer, he later saw action on the Western Front during First World War, for which he was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order.[4] He was also mentioned in dispatches seven times during the war.[3]

After the war he became Deputy Director of Movements at the War Office in 1919, Senior Instructor at the Staff College in 1921 and Assistant Quartermaster-General at Eastern Command in 1925.[5] He went on to become commander of 166th (South Lancashire) Brigade in December 1927, General Officer Commanding the 46th (North Midland) Division in December 1932 and Major-General, Administration at Aldershot Command in April 1934.[6][3]

After that he became Deputy Master-General of the Ordnance at the War Office in December 1937 and then Senior Military Adviser to the Ministry of Supply before retiring in 1941, during the Second World War.[5][1]

Works

  • A Little Knight Music - Selected Works by Sir Maurice Grove Taylor.

References

  1. ^ a b Smart 2005, p. 306.
  2. ^ "No. 27188". The London Gazette. 1 May 1900. p. 2757.
  3. ^ a b c Smart 2005, p. 305.
  4. ^ "No. 12947". The Edinburgh Gazette. 5 June 1916. p. 995.
  5. ^ a b "Taylor, Maurice Grove". Generals.dk. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 13 June 2020.

Bibliography

  • Smart, Nick (2005). Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of the Second World War. Barnesley: Pen & Sword. ISBN 1844150496.
Military offices
Preceded by GOC 46th (North Midland) Division
1932–1934 		Succeeded by