Brigadier Geoffrey Ernest Warren Franklyn, DSO, MC (26 August 1889 – 1967) was a senior British Army officer.
Geoffrey Franklyn | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 August 1889 |
| Died | 1967 (aged 77−78) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Service number | 4463 |
| Unit | Royal Field Artillery |
| Commands | 18th Infantry Division |
| Battles / wars | First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Order Military Cross Mentioned in Despatches Croix de Guerre (Belgium) |
| Relations | Sir William Franklyn (father) Sir Harold Franklyn (brother) |
Military career
editBorn the son of Lieutenant General Sir William Franklyn and Helen Williams,[1] and educated at Rugby School,[2] Franklyn was commissioned into the Royal Artillery on 23 December 1909.[3] His service in the First World War was recognized when he was appointed a companion of the Distinguished Service Order in the 1919 Birthday Honours.[4]
Franklyn was briefly Acting General Officer Commanding 18th Infantry Division in May 1940, based in the United Kingdom, during the Second World War.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Gen. Sir Harold Franklyn – The Dunkirk Campaign". The Times. 1 April 1963. p. 12.
- ^ Rugby School Register 1892–1921
- ^ "No. 28329". The London Gazette. 14 January 1910. p. 340.
- ^ "No. 13453". The Edinburgh Gazette. 5 June 1919. p. 1852.
- ^ "Franklyn, Geoffrey Ernest Warren". Generals.dk. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
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