Reginald Oxley Explained

Reginald Stewart Oxley
Birth Date:31 December 1861
Death Date:4 October 1951 (aged 89)
Allegiance:United Kingdom
Branch:British Army
Serviceyears:1884–1919
Rank:Brigadier-General
Unit:York and Lancaster Regiment
Commands:8th Division
Battles:First World War
Awards:Companion of the Order of the Bath
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George

Brigadier-General Reginald Stewart Oxley (31 December 1861 – 4 October 1951) was a British Army officer who commanded the 8th Division on an acting basis during the First World War.

Military career

Oxley was commissioned into the York and Lancaster Regiment on 23 August 1884. He saw action during the First World War, and served as commander of the 24th Brigade from 16 March 1915 to 8 July 1916. He briefly commanded the 8th Division on an acting basis from 27 July 1915 to 1 August 1915.[1]

He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath on 14 January 1916 and a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1919 New Year Honours.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 8th Division. The Long, Long Trail. 4 November 2023.