Frank Caldwell

Frank Caldwell
Born	26 February 1921
Died	22 November 2014 (aged 93)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1940–1974
Rank	Major-General
Battles/wars	Second World War Malayan Emergency
Awards	Officer of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross & Bar

Major-General Frank Griffiths Caldwell, OBE, MC and bar (26 February 1921 – 22 November 2014) was a British Army officer who became Assistant Chief of the General Staff.

Military career

Educated at Elizabeth College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst,^[1] Caldwell was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1940 during the Second World War.^[2] He served in the Middle East, where he was awarded the Military Cross in May 1941^[3] and a bar to it in December 1941,^[4] and in North West Europe.^[5] He also served in Malaya during the Malayan Emergency in the rank of major.^[6] He appointed Director of Defence Operational Plans at the Ministry of Defence in 1970^[7] and Assistant Chief of the General Staff (Operational Requirements) in 1972 before retiring in 1974.^[8] He died on 22 November 2014.^[9]

Family

He married Betty Palmer Buesden; they have a daughter and a son.^[10]

References

1. "Major General "Griff" Caldwell - obituary". The Telegraph. 21 December 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
2. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 34813. p. 1614. 15 March 1940. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
3. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 35157. p. 2646. 6 May 1941. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
4. The London Gazette: no. 35396. p. 7334. 26 December 1941. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
5. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 36917. p. 672. 30 January 1945. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
6. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 40000. p. 5771. 27 October 1953. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
7. Ministry of Defence Senior Posts
8. Army Commands
9. CALDWELL
10. Descendants of Stanley Howard