Hugh Massy
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Hugh Massy
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| Born | 5 January 1884 |
| Died | 21 May 1965 (aged 81) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |
 British Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held | XI Corps |
| Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Military Cross |
Lieutenant General Hugh Royds Stokes Massy CB, DSO, MC, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , (5 January 1884 – 21 May 1965) was a British Army general during the Second World War.
Military career
Educated at Bradfield College and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich,[1] Massy was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1902.[2] He served with the West African Frontier Force from 1907 and then became Adjutant for 4th East Lancashire Brigade in 1913.[2]
He served in the First World War, initially as a staff officer in the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force and then as a Brigade Major in France.[2]
After the war he became a Brigade Major with Irish Command in 1920 and then went to India, initially as a staff officer, and then as an Instructor at the Staff College at Quetta.[2] He was an Instructor at the Senior Officers' School, Belgaum from 1932 and then became a brigadier with Southern Command in 1934.[2] He was appointed Director of Military Training at the War Office in 1938.[2]
He served in the Second World War, initially as Deputy Chief of Imperial General Staff and then as Commander-in-Chief of the North West Expeditionary Force to Central Norway in 1940; he went on to command XI Corps in East Anglia from July 1940 to November 1941[3] and retired in 1943.[2]
He was also Colonel Commandant of the Royal Artillery from 1945 to 1951.[2]
He was High Sheriff of Pembrokeshire in 1946.[1]
Family
In 1912 he married Maud Ina Nest Roch and together they went on to have one son and one daughter.[1]
References
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| Preceded by | Deputy Chief of the Imperial General Staff 1939–1940 |
Succeeded by None |
| Preceded by
New post
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GOC, XI Corps 1940–1941 |
Succeeded by Noel Irwin |
- Use dmy dates from April 2012
- 1884 births
- 1965 deaths
- British Army generals of World War II
- People educated at Bradfield College
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
- Recipients of the Military Cross
- High Sheriffs of Pembrokeshire
- Royal West African Frontier Force officers
- Royal Artillery officers
- Graduates of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich
