John Minshull-Ford

Major General John Randle Minshull-Ford CB DSO MC (12 May 1881 – 1 April 1948) was a senior British Army officer who briefly served as Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey before the German Occupation in 1940.

John Minshull-Ford
Born	12 May 1881
Died	1 April 1948 (aged 66)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1900–1940
Rank	Major General
Unit	Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Commands held	1st Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment 5th Infantry Brigade 44th (Home Counties) Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Military Cross

Military career

Educated at Twyford School,[1] Minshull-Ford was commissioned into the Royal Welch Fusiliers in 1900.[2] He served in World War I as commander of the 1st Bn of his regiment in the British Expeditionary Force and was wounded at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle in March 1915.[2] He continued his war service as a brigade commander in the Home Forces and then in France from 1916.[2]

After the War he was briefly a brigade commander in the British Army of the Rhine and then served as commanding officer of 1 Bn South Staffordshire Regiment from 1925.[2] He was appointed commander of 5th Infantry Brigade at Aldershot Command in 1930 and General Officer Commanding 44th (Home Counties) Division in April 1934 before retiring in April 1938.[2][3]

He was briefly Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey in 1940 just before the German Occupation.[2]

Family

In 1912 he married Dorothy Harmood-Banner, a daughter of the Liverpool accountant and M.P., Sir John Sutherland Harmood-Banner.[4]

References

1. Twyford School Archived 24 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine
2. "Minshull-Ford, John". Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
3. "Minshull-Ford, John". Generals.dk. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
4. Bosman Family Tree