W. C. V. Galwey

Brigadier William Charles Vernon Galwey OBE MC & Bar (1897–1977) was a senior officer in the British Army who served in World War I and World War II.[1][2][3]


William Charles Vernon Galwey

Born1897
Died1977
Surrey
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
RankBrigadier
AwardsOBE, MC & bar

Biography

Galwey was born on 18 February 1897, the son of Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Edward Galwey and Anne Louisa Valentine. He was educated at Bedford Modern School and commissioned in 1914 in the service of the 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment.[1]

During World War I Galwey was awarded the Military Cross in 1917 and bar in 1918.[1] After World War I he joined the Royal Signals. He fought in World War II[1][4] where he gained the rank of Brigadier in the service of the Royal Signals.[5] He was appointed successively; Chief Signals Officer Palestine and Trans-Jordan (1939–41), Director of Military Communications, Syria and Lebanon (1941–43), Chief Signals Officer, British Troops in Egypt (1943–44), Chief Signals Officer, Western Command (1944-5), Chief Signals Officer Central Command (India) (1945-6), Chief Signals Officer, Allied Land Forces, South-East Asia (1946–47) and finally commander of the Training Brigade, Royal Signals (1947–50) after which he retired.[6] He was invested as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1941.[1][7]

Galwey died in 1977 in Surrey.[1]

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