George Glas Sandeman Carey
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George Carey | |
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| File:The German Spring Offensive, March-july 1918 Q6623.jpg Carey with other officers in a trench in front of Lievin, 14 May 1918 | |
| Born | 13 February 1867 |
| Died | 5 March 1948 (aged 81) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1886–1922 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | 20th (Light) Division 139th Infantry Brigade |
| Battles / wars | Second Boer War First World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Mentioned in Despatches Commander of the Legion of Honour (France) Commander of the Order of the Crown (Belgium) |
Major General George Glas Sandeman Carey, CB, CMG (13 February 1867 – 5 March 1948) was an officer in the British Army who, during the First World War, prevented a breakthrough of the German forces to Amiens in the Second Battle of the Somme in 1918 by assembling a scratch force of British and American troops.[1][2] Carey, promoted in June 1915 to the temporary rank of brigadier general,[3] was in June 1916 appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 1916 Birthday Honours.[4]
References
- ↑ "Died". Time magazine. 22 March 1948. Archived from the original on 1 February 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
- ↑ "Obituary: Major-General G. G. S. Carey". The Times. 5 March 1948. p. 6.
- ↑ "No. 29218". The London Gazette. 6 July 1915. p. 6589.
- ↑ "No. 29608". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 June 1916. p. 5555.
