General

General (United Kingdom)

General is currently the highest peace-time rank in the British Army and Royal Marines. It is subordinate to the Army rank of Field Marshal, has a NATO-code of OF-9, and is a four-star rank....

 Sir Cecil (Stanway) Sugden GBE

Order of the British Empire

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 KCB

Order of the Bath

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 (1903–1963) is a former Master-General of the Ordnance

Master-General of the Ordnance

The Master-General of the Ordnance was a very senior British military position before 1855, when the Board of Ordnance was abolished.-Responsibilities:...

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Military career

Educated at Brighton College

Brighton College

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, Sugden was commissioned into the Royal Engineers

Royal Engineers

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 in 1923.

He served in World War II

World War II

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 in North Africa

North Africa

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 and then was Director of Plans at the War Office

War Office

The War Office was a department of the British Government, responsible for the administration of the British Army between the 17th century and 1964, when its functions were transferred to the Ministry of Defence...

 from 1943.

After the War he became Director of Military Operations at the War Office in 1945. He became a Brigadier

Brigadier

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 on the General Staff at Headquarters British Troops in Egypt

Egypt

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 in 1947 and then Chief of Staff

Chief of Staff

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 there in 1948.

He returned to the War Office as Director of Personnel Administration in 1949 and then became Chief of Staff

Chief of Staff

The title, chief of staff, identifies the leader of a complex organization, institution, or body of persons and it also may identify a Principal Staff Officer , who is the coordinator of the supporting staff or a primary aide to an important individual, such as a president.In general, a chief of...

 for British Army of the Rhine

British Army of the Rhine

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 in 1951. He was appointed Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong

Commander British Forces in Hong Kong

The Commander British Forces in Hong Kong was a senior British Army officer who acted as Military Advisor to the Governor of Hong Kong.-Structure:...

 in 1954 and Commander-in-Chief

Commander-in-Chief

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 of Allied Forces Northern Europe

Allied Forces Northern Europe

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 in 1956. He served as Quartermaster-General to the Forces

Quartermaster-General to the Forces

In the United Kingdom, the Quartermaster-General to the Forces is a senior general in the British Army.From 1904 the Quartermaster-General to the Forces was the Third Military Member of the Army Board.-Responsibilities:...

 from 1958 to 1961 when he became Master-General of the Ordnance

Master-General of the Ordnance

The Master-General of the Ordnance was a very senior British military position before 1855, when the Board of Ordnance was abolished.-Responsibilities:...

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