Wilfrid Lewis Lloyd

Wilfrid Lewis Lloyd

Major-General Wilfrid Lewis Lloyd CBE, DSO, MC (1896 – 1944) was an officer in the British Army and the Indian Army during World War I and World War II.

Lloyd was commissioned into the 7th Shropshire Light Infantry and fought with the regiment until 1916, winning an MC. In 1916 he transferred to the Indian Army and was attached to 4th / 39th Garwhal Rifles. [LondonGazette|issue=30781|startpage=7952 modified by LondonGazette|issue=31196|startpage=2626 ] He was later to join the 19th Hyderabad Regiment.

In July 1940, Brigadier Lloyd was appointed to the 5th Indian Brigade of the 4th Indian Division and commanded them in the Western Desert Campaign, the East African Campaign and the Syria-Lebanon campaign. In the Western Desert, Lloyd's forces were involved in the opening stages of Operation Compass. In East Africa, forces under Lloyd's command were involved in the Battle of Agordat and the Battle of Keren. In Syria, he commanded for a period "Gentforce". This was a combined British, Indian, and Free French force attacking towards Damascus.

From October 1941 to March 1943, during the Burma Campaign, Major-General Lloyd commanded the 14th Indian Division. The Division was defeated during the First Arakan Offensive and Lloyd was removed from command. Most of his contemporaries nevertheless considered he was not responsible for the defeat.

From July 1943 to January 1944 Major-General Lloyd commanded the 10th Indian Division in Persia. He was killed in an air crash.

Command history

* General Staff Officer, Division - 1939
* Commanding Officer, 5th Indian Brigade, North Africa - 1940
* Commanding Officer, 5th Indian Brigade, East Africa - 1940 to 1941
* Commanding Officer, 5th Indian Brigade, North Africa and Syria - 1941
* Director of Military Training, India - 1941 to 1942
* General Officer Commanding, 14th Indian Division - 1941 to 1943
* General Officer Commanding, 10th Indian Division - 1943 to 1944

References

*cite web|url=http://www.generals.dk/general/Lloyd/Wilfrid_Lewis/Great_Britain.html |title=Generals of World War II |accessdate=2007-12-27 |last=Ammentorp|first=Steen | coauthors=
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* [http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=2209371 CWGC entry]

Footnotes

ee also

* Western Desert Campaign
* East African Campaign
* Syria-Lebanon campaign


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