Major General Hon. Percy Gerald Scarlett, (10 April 1885 – 5 October 1957) was a senior

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officer.

Early life

Scarlett was educated at

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. Three of his brothers succeeded to the Abinger Barony, and in 1904 Scarlett was granted the style and precedence of the younger son of a baron by Royal Warrant.

Military career

Scarlett attended the

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, and was commissioned into the

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in 1907. He fought in the

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, during which he was

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and awarded the

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. After graduating from the

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, in 1921, Scarlett was promoted to brevet lieutenant colonel. He was in the service of the Shanghai Defence Force from 1927 to 1928. Promoted to

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, he served as commander of the 12th Infantry Brigade and Deputy

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between 1936 and 1938. Promoted to major general, he was General Officer Commanding the Deccan District in India in 1938. He saw service in the

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and was General Officer Commanding the Indian 4th Infantry Division from 1939 to 1940. He became Director of Mobilization in 1940 and was Deputy Adjutant-General between 1940 and 1942. Scarlett was appointed a

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in 1941, and held the office of Deputy Lieutenant of

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in 1949. Between 1943 and 1953 he was the Colonel of the Buffs. He was appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog in 1952.

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Generals of World War II
{{DEFAULTSORT:Scarlett, Percy 1885 births 1957 deaths People from Kensington Graduates of the Staff College, Camberley Companions of the Order of the Bath Recipients of the Military Cross People educated at Wellington College, Berkshire Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) officers British Army generals of World War II Deputy lieutenants of Kent British Army personnel of World War I