Major-General Richard Eyre Lloyd CB,

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, DSO (7 December 1906 – 10 April 1991) was a

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officer who served as

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Military career

Lloyd was commissioned into the

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. He served in the

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in North West Europe for which he was awarded the

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. After the War he became Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence for the British Army of the Rhine in February 1954, Chief of Staff for Middle East Land Forces in June 1957 and

in August 1959 before retiring in June 1962. He was appointed a

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in the

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and a

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in the

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Personal life

Lloyd married Gill Patterson, daughter of Rear-Admiral Julian Patterson, in September 1939. They lived in Germany, Cyprus and London before retiring to Lymington, Hampshire.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lloyd, Richard 1906 births 1991 deaths British Army major generals Companions of the Order of the Bath Companions of the Distinguished Service Order Commanders of the Order of the British Empire British Army personnel of World War II Military personnel of British India