Francis Rodd, 2nd Baron Rennell
Francis Rodd, 2nd Baron Rennell | |
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Rodd at his desk as the Staff Officer of the Allied Military Government in Sicily in 1943 | |
| Born | 25 October 1895 |
| Died | 15 March 1978 (aged 82) |
| Buried | Presteigne Cemetery, Wales |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Conflicts | First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Mentioned in Despatches Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus (Italy) |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
| Spouse | Hon. Mary Constance Vivian Smith |
Major-General Francis James Rennell Rodd, 2nd Baron Rennell, KBE, CB, DL, JP, FRGS (25 October 1895 – 15 March 1978), known as Lord Rennell, was an army officer and the second but eldest surviving son of the diplomat Rennell Rodd, 1st Baron Rennell. He served as a Chief of Civil Affairs in the Mediterranean theatre of war from 1941 to 1944.