Cecil Sugden
| Sir Cecil Sugden | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1903 |
| Died | 1963 |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Rank | General |
| Unit | Royal Engineers |
| Commands held |
Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong Allied Forces Northern Europe |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
General Sir Cecil Stanway Sugden GBE KCB (1903–1963) was a senior British Army officer who became Master-General of the Ordnance.
Military career
Educated at Brighton College,[1] Sugden was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1923.[2]
He served in World War II in North Africa and then was Director of Plans at the War Office from 1943.[2]
After the War he became Director of Military Operations at the War Office in 1945.[2] He became a Brigadier on the General Staff at Headquarters British Troops in Egypt in 1947 and then Chief of Staff there in 1948.[2]
He returned to the War Office as Director of Personnel Administration in 1949 and then became Chief of Staff for British Army of the Rhine in 1951.[2] He was appointed Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong in 1954 and Commander-in-Chief of Allied Forces Northern Europe in 1956.[2] He served as Quartermaster-General to the Forces from 1958 to 1961 when he became Master-General of the Ordnance.[2]
References
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Terence Airey |
Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong 1954–1955 |
Succeeded by Sir William Stratton |
| Preceded by Sir Robert Mansergh |
Commander-in-Chief of Allied Forces Northern Europe 1956—1958 |
Succeeded by Sir Horatius Murray |
| Preceded by Sir Nevil Brownjohn |
Quartermaster-General to the Forces 1958–1961 |
Succeeded by Sir Gerald Lathbury |
| Preceded by Sir John Cowley |
Master-General of the Ordnance 1962–1963 |
Succeeded by Sir Charles Jones |