Cyril Deverell Military person
Field Marshal Sir Cyril John Deverell, GCB, KBE, ADC, DL (9 November 1874 – 12 May 1947) was a British career military officer who served as Chief of the Imperial General Staff in 1936 and 1937. He fought in the Fourth Anglo-Ashanti War and World War I and later advised the Government on the importance of maintaining the capability to mount an Expeditionary Force for operations on mainland Europe.
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allegiance | United Kingdom |
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military command | Eastern Command 3rd Division Western Command 53rd (Welsh) Division |
service start | 1895 |
service end | 1937 |