Biographies
Biographies - M
This section contains biographies of Army officers in either the British Army or Indian Army who saw service during the Second World War, whose surnames begin with the letter 'M' and either:
- Reached the rank of Colonel or above;
- Achieved some other notable distinction.
The biographies are a short synopsis of the career of each
person. The main sources for these biographies are: Who's Who, the
London Gazette and Army Lists; supplemented by additional
information from reliable sources. Several Indian Army officers
have their service histories preserved at the British Library in
the L/MIL/14 series.
Those written to date are:
MALTBY Major General Christopher Michael (AMENDED 30 November
2012;
MARSHALL-CORNWALL General Sir James Handyside (AMENDED 24 February
2012);
MAYNE General Sir Ashton Gerard Oswald Mosley;
McCAY Lieutenant General Sir Ross Cairns;
MESSERVY General Sir Frank Walter;
MIDDLETON Brigadier Donald Stewart;
MOLESWORTH Lieutenant General George Noble.
Other biographies are being written and will be added to this
document on a regular basis. If information is sought on a specific
individual, please contact the web-master.
