Reginald Oxley
Reginald Oxley | |
|---|---|
 Oxley in 1916 | |
| Born | 31 December 1861 |
| Died | 4 October 1951 (aged 89) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Service years | 1884–1919 |
Rank | Brigadier-General |
| Unit | York and Lancaster Regiment |
| Commands | 8th Division |
Conflicts | 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, CB, CMG (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
[edit]Oxley was commissioned into the York and Lancaster Regiment on 23 August 1884[1] but transferred to the King's Royal Rifle Corps in November.[2]
He attended the Staff College, Camberley, from 1897 to 1898, earning his psc.[3]
In May 1912, after having served on half-pay, he succeeded Colonel Edward Perceval as a general staff officer, grade 1 (GSO1) at the Staff College.[4]
He saw action during the First World War and, after having served as a GSO1, was promoted to the temporary rank of brigadier general and took command of a brigade.[5] He later served as commander of the 24th Infantey Brigade from 16 March 1915 to 8 July 1916.[6][7] He briefly commanded the 8th Division on an acting basis from 27 July 1915 to 1 August 1915.[8] In August 1916 he succeeded Lionel Stopford as a deputy assistant and quartermaster general.[9]
He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath on 14 January 1916[10] and a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 1919 New Year Honours.[11] Having reverted to colonel and being placed on half-pay, he retired from the army with the honorary rank of brigadier general in November 1919.[12]
References
[edit]- ↑ "No. 25389". The London Gazette. 22 August 1884. p. 3832.
- ↑ "No. 25417". The London Gazette. 25 November 1884. p. 5194.
- ↑ "Hart's Annual Army List, Militia List, and Imperial Yeomanry List". J. Murray. 24 March 1898 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "No. 28610". The London Gazette. 21 May 1912. p. 3686.
- ↑ "No. 29042". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 January 1915. p. 582.
- ↑ Boraston & Bax (2001), p. 283.
- ↑ Becke (1935), p. 90.
- ↑ "8th Division". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ↑ "No. 29741". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 September 1916. p. 8875.
- ↑ "No. 12894". The Edinburgh Gazette. 17 January 1916. p. 82.
- ↑ "No. 13384". The Edinburgh Gazette. 10 January 1919. p. 204.
- ↑ "No. 31644". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 November 1919. p. 13888.
Sources
[edit]- Becke, Major A. F. (1935). Order of Battle of Divisions Part 1. The Regular British Divisions. London: HMSO. ISBN 1-871167-09-4.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - Boraston, J. H.; Bax, Cyril E. O. (2001) [1926]. The Eighth Division 1914–1918. Uckfield, East Sussex: Naval & Military Press. ISBN 978-1-84342-189-4.
- 1861 births
- 1951 deaths
- British Army brigadier-generals
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
- British Army generals of World War I
- 19th-century British Army personnel
- York and Lancaster Regiment officers
- King's Royal Rifle Corps officers
- Academics of the Staff College, Camberley
- Graduates of the Staff College, Camberley