William Fox-Pitt (British Army officer)


William Fox-Pitt

Born(1896-01-28)28 January 1896
London, England
Died26 April 1988(1988-04-26) (aged 92)
Buried
Caundle Marsh, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchBritish Army
Service years1914–1947
RankMajor-General
Service number9184
Commands203 British Sub-Area (1945–1947)
27th (N Rhodesia) Infantry Brigade (1944–1945)
East Kent District (1943)
5th Guards Armoured Brigade (1941–1943)
20th Independent Infantry Brigade (Guards) (1940–1941)
South London Sub-Area (1939–1940)
Welsh Guards (1938–1939)
1st Battalion, Welsh Guards (1934–1937)
ConflictsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsCommander of the Royal Victorian Order
Distinguished Service Order
Military Cross
Mentioned in Despatches
Alma materCharterhouse School

Major-General William Augustus Fitzgerald Lane Fox-Pitt, CVO, DSO, MC (28 January 1896 – 26 April 1988) was a British Army officer who served in both the First World War and Second World War.