Sidney Goodall Francis Explained

Sidney Goodall Francis
Birth Date:24 December 1874
Death Date:29 March 1955
Death Place:Sway, Hampshire
Allegiance: United Kingdom
Serviceyears:1895 - 1925
Rank:Brigadier General
Branch: British Army
Unit:West Yorkshire Regiment
Royal Berkshire Regiment
Battles:Second Boer War
First World War
Awards:DSO & Bar

Brigadier General Sidney Goodall Francis DSO & Bar (1874–1955) was a senior British Army officer during the First World War.

Biography

Born on 24 December 1874, Sidney Goodall Francis was educated at Bedford School. He received his first commission as a second lieutenant in the West Yorkshire Regiment in 1895, served during the Second Boer War, between 1899 and 1902, and received the Distinguished Service Order in 1900.[1] [2] He was promoted to the rank of captain in 1904, serving on the North West Frontier and during the Mohmand Expedition of 1908. He served during the First World War, was promoted to the rank of major in 1915, to the rank of lieutenant colonel in 1916, and to the rank of brigadier general in 1917. He received a second Distinguished Service Order in 1918.[3] He was appointed commanding officer of the 1st Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, in 1920.[4]

Brigadier General Sidney Goodall Francis retired from the British Army in 1925 and died in Sway, Hampshire, on 29 March 1955, aged 80.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 27 December 1895 . The London Gazette . 7501.
  2. Web site: 1 October 1901 . The Edinburgh Gazette . 1081.
  3. Web site: 1 January 1918 . Supplement to the London Gazette . 17.
  4. Web site: Who's Who.
  5. Obituary, The Times, 2 April 1955, p.vii