Francis Reid
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Lua error in Module:Infobox at line 235: malformed pattern (missing ']'). Brigadier Sir Francis Smith Reid CBE, RA (1900–1970) was a senior officer in the British Army during the Second World War and the following years. He was the second Commander of the Ceylon Army from 1952 to 1955. His other commands included Commander, Ceylon Garrison and UK troops in Ceylon (1949–50), Cyprus District (1950–51) and Cyrenacia District (1951–52).[1][2]
Reid was secretary to the Speaker of the House of Commons.[3] He lived at Berden Hall and is buried in the churchyard of St Nicholas' Church, Berden, Essex.
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| Preceded by | Commander of the Ceylon Army 1952 - 1955 |
Succeeded by Anton Muttukumaru |
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- ↑ Brigadier Sir Francis Smith Reid, The Generals of WWII
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- ↑ "Reid, Sir Francis Smith (1900-1970) Knight Brigadier, Secretary to Speaker of House of Commons", The National Archives. Retrieved 8 January 2015
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- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- British Army personnel of World War II
- Sri Lankan Army officers
- People from Bearsden
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