Lionel Howard Cox Explained

Lionel Howard Cox
Birth Date:1 April 1893
Death Date:29 July 1949 (aged 56)
Allegiance:United Kingdom
Serviceyears:1912–1948
Servicenumber:5085
Rank:Major General
Branch:British Army
Commands:2nd Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment
Malta Brigade
North Wales District
80th Infantry Division
38th (Welsh) Infantry Division
Singapore District
Unit:Gloucestershire Regiment
Battles:First World War
Second World War
Awards:Companion of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Military Cross

Major-General Lionel Howard Cox CB CBE MC (1 April 1893 – 29 July 1949) was a British Army officer.[1]

Military career

Cox saw action with the Gloucestershire Regiment and the Machine Gun Corps, earning recognition with the award of the Military Cross, during the First World War. He served as commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment between 1935 and 1938.[2] He went on to be commander of the Malta Brigade in 1938, District Officer Commanding North Wales District in 1941 and General Officer Commanding 80th Infantry Division in the UK in January 1943.[2] After that he became General Officer Commanding 38th (Welsh) Infantry Division also in the UK in September 1944 and District Officer Commanding Singapore District in 1945 before retiring in 1948.[2]

He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1945 Birthday Honours.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Smart, Nick. Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of the Second World War. 1844150496. 2005. Barnesley. Pen & Sword.
  2. Web site: Cox, Lionel Howard. Generals.dk. 27 May 2020.