Horatio Berney-Ficklin
Horatio Berney-Ficklin | |
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Berney-Ficklin in January 1942 | |
| Born | 13 June 1892 Cavendish Square, London, England |
| Died | 17 February 1961 (aged 68) Cape Town, South Africa |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Service years | 1912–1948 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Service number | 21164 |
| Unit | Norfolk Regiment Highland Light Infantry |
| Commands | 55th (West Lancashire) Infantry Division (1944–1945) 48th Infantry (Reserve) Division (1943–1944) 5th Infantry Division (1940–1943) 15th Infantry Brigade (1939–1940) 2nd Battalion, Highland Light Infantry (1936–1939) 5th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment (1929–1930) |
| Conflicts | First World War Russian Civil War Arab revolt in Palestine Second World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Military Cross Mentioned in Despatches (2) |
Major-General Horatio Pettus Mackintosh Berney-Ficklin, CB, MC (13 June 1892 – 17 February 1961) was a British Army officer who served in both the First and Second World Wars. During the latter, he commanded for just over three years – from July 1940 until August 1943 – the 5th Infantry Division (nicknamed "The Globe Trotters"), the most widely travelled division of the British Army during the Second World War.