Henry Fleetwood Thuillier
Sir Henry Fleetwood Thuillier | |
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 Henry Fleetwood Thuillier by Walter Stoneman, 1919 | |
| Born | 30 March 1868 Meerut, Uttar Pradesh |
| Died | 11 June 1953 (aged 85) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1887–1920 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Service number | 17626 |
| Unit | Royal Engineers |
| Commands | 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division School of Military Engineering 23rd Division 15th Division 2nd Infantry Brigade |
| Battles / wars | First World War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George |
Major General Sir Henry Fleetwood Thuillier, KCB, CMG (30 March 1868 – 11 June 1953) was a British Army officer who played a significant part in the development of gas warfare.
Early life
[edit]Thuillier was born at Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India, on 30 March 1868, the son of Colonel Sir Henry Ravenshaw Thuillier.[1]
Military career
[edit]Thuillier was commissioned into the Royal Engineers on 23 July 1890.[2] His early career was spent in India.[1]
He became commander of 2nd Infantry Brigade in October 1915, General Officer Commanding 15th (Scottish) Division in June 1917, after receiving a temporary promotion to major general,[3] and General Officer Commanding 23rd Division in Italy in 1918, during the First World War.[4]
After the war Thuillier, promoted in June 1919 to substantive major general,[5] became Commandant of the School of Military Engineering in November 1919, Director of Fortifications and Works at the War Office in 1924,[6] and General Officer Commanding 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division in June 1927. He retired from the army in March 1930.[7] He died on 11 June 1953.[1]
Selected publications
[edit]- The Principles of Land Defence and Their Application to the Conditions of To-Day. 1902.
- Gas in the next war. Geoffrey Bles, London, 1939. (German translation published in Zürich by Scientia, 1939, as Das gas im nächsten krieg. Introduction and notes by V. Tempelhoff).
Family
[edit]Thuillier's son was Lieutenant Colonel Henry Shakespear Thuillier.[8][self-published source]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Maj.-Gen. Sir Henry Thuillier", The Times, 13 June 1953, p. 8.
- ^ "No. 26073". The London Gazette. 25 July 1890. p. 4102.
- ^ "No. 30208". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 July 1917. p. 7756.
- ^ Hill, Robert (2011). The Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers. Vol. 11. Duke University Press. p. 135. ISBN 978-0822346906.
- ^ "No. 31395". The London Gazette. 6 June 1919. p. 7426.
- ^ "No. 32926". The London Gazette. 11 April 1924. p. 3009.
- ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ Bosher, J. F. (2010). Imperial Vancouver Island: Who Was Who, 1850–1950. Xlibris Corporation. p. 727. ISBN 978-1-4500-5962-6.
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