Richard Eyre Lloyd

Richard Eyre Lloyd
Born	7 December 1906[1] Bolarum, British India
Died	10 April 1991 (aged 85 years)[2] New Forest, Hampshire, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Rank	Major general
Battles / wars	Second World War
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order

Major-General Richard Eyre Lloyd CB, CBE, DSO (7 December 1906 – 10 April 1991) was a British Army officer who served as Director of Military Intelligence.

Military career

Lloyd was commissioned into the Royal Engineers. He served in the Second World War in North West Europe for which he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order.[3]

After the War he became Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence for the British Army of the Rhine in February 1954, Chief of Staff for Middle East Land Forces in June 1957 and Director of Military Intelligence in August 1959[4] before retiring in June 1962.[5]

He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1957 Birthday Honours[6] and a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1959 Birthday Honours.[7]

Personal life

Lloyd married Gill Patterson, daughter of Rear-Admiral Julian Patterson, in September 1939. They lived in Germany, Cyprus and London before retiring to Lymington, Hampshire.[8]

References

1. India, Select Births and Baptisms, 1786–1947
2. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858–1995
3. "No. 37172". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 July 1945. p. 3590.
4. "No. 41795". The London Gazette (Supplement). 21 August 1959. p. 5257.
5. "Army commands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
6. "No. 41089". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 June 1957. p. 3373.
7. "No. 41727". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 June 1959. p. 3699.
8. Matthews, Colin (21 November 2006). "Obituary: Gill Lloyd". the Guardian. Retrieved 2 September 2022.

Military offices
Preceded by Cedric Price	Director of Military Intelligence 1959–1962	Succeeded by Marshall Oswald