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Cyril Deverell

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Army officer (1874-1947)

United KingdomLived 1874 to 1947 · aged 72
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Field Marshal Sir Cyril John Deverell, was a British Army officer who served as Chief of the Imperial General Staff (CIGS), the professional head of the British Army, from 1936 to 1937.

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Memorial to Field Marshal Cyril John Deverell in York Minster.Memorial to Field Marshal Cyril John Deverell in York Minster.

Awards 3

Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order

About this person

Field Marshal Sir Cyril John Deverell, was a British Army officer who served as Chief of the Imperial General Staff (CIGS), the professional head of the British Army, from 1936 to 1937. Prior to his becoming CIGS, he fought in the Fourth Anglo-Ashanti War and the First World War, during which he commanded at battalion, brigade and division level, and later advised the British government on the importance of maintaining the capability to mount an Expeditionary Force for operations on mainland Europe in the years leading up to the Second World War.

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United Kingdom
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deceased
Dates
Lived 1874 to 1947 · aged 72
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