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Biographies - F

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 ‘F’ and either:

  1. Reached the rank of Colonel or above;
  2. 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.

DOWNLOADABLE DOCUMENTS (pdfs)

» FAWCETT Brigadier Walter Lindley
» FESTING Field Marshal Sir F. W.
» FITZGERALD Major General G. M.
» FOWLE Brigadier J. Le C.

Those written to date are:

FAWCETT Brigadier Walter Lindley (BEING UPDATED)
FESTING Field Marshal Sir Francis Wogan (UNDER REVISION)
FITZGERALD Major General Gerald Michael (IN PREPARATION)
FOWLE Brigadier John Le Clerc (IN PREPARATION)

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 us.

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