Major General Thomas Gerald Dalby (13 January 188014 March 1963) was a senior British Army officer who saw service in three conflicts.

Military career

After being educated at Eton College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Dalby was commissioned into the

King's Royal Rifle Corps The King's Royal Rifle Corps was an infantry rifle regiment of the British Army that was originally raised in British North America as the Royal American Regiment during the phase of the Seven Years' War in North America known in the United St ...

on 5 April 1899. He saw service during the Second Boer War, where he was wounded, later campaigned in

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in 1904. His service in the First World War was recognised when he was appointed a companion of the Distinguished Service Order in the

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. Additionally, he was

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four and was wounded twice, and married in 1917. He became commanding officer of 2nd Battalion the King's Royal Rifle Corps in 1928 and commander of

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in 1931. He was appointed a

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in the

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before retiring in 1937. He was briefly recalled to become the first General Officer Commanding 18th Infantry Division, which was then based in the UK, in September 1939 before returning to retirement in November 1939.

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Generals of World War II
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dalby, Thomas 1880 births 1963 deaths Companions of the Order of the Bath Companions of the Distinguished Service Order King's Royal Rifle Corps officers British Army generals of World War II British Army personnel of World War I British Army major generals People educated at Eton College Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst British Army personnel of the Second Boer War