Gerald Smallwood


Gerald Smallwood

Born(1889-02-18)18 February 1889
Died3 February 1977(1977-02-03) (aged 87)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchBritish Army
Service years1911–1946
RankMajor-General
Service number5238
UnitRoyal Warwickshire Regiment
East Yorkshire Regiment
CommandsMadagascar (1942)
23rd Nigerian Brigade (1940–41)
3rd Nigerian Brigade (1940)
Nigerian Brigade (1939–40)
Nigeria Regiment (1939)
2nd Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment (1934–37)
ConflictsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order
Military Cross
Mentioned in Despatches (2)
Commander of the Order of the Nile (Egypt)

Major-General Gerald Russell Smallwood, CB, DSO, MC (18 February 1889 – 3 February 1977) was a senior officer in the British Army who served during both the First and Second World Wars.