Archibald Montgomery-Massingberd
| Sir Archibald Montgomery-Massingberd | |
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Sir Archibald Montgomery-Massingberd
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| Nickname(s) | Archie |
| Born |
6 December 1871 Fivemiletown, County Tyrone |
| Died | 13 October 1947 (aged 75) Spilsby, Lincolnshire |
| Buried at | St. Peter's Church, Gunby |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1891–1936 |
| Rank | Field Marshal |
| Unit | Royal Field Artillery |
| Commands held |
Chief of the Imperial General Staff Southern Command 1st Division 53rd (Welsh) Division |
| Battles/wars |
Second Boer War First World War |
| Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Mentioned in Despatches Distinguished Service Medal (United States) |
Field Marshal Sir Archibald Armar Montgomery-Massingberd, GCB, GCVO, KCMG, DL (6 December 1871 – 13 October 1947), known as Archibald Armar Montgomery until October 1926, was a senior British Army officer who served as Chief of the Imperial General Staff (CIGS) from 1933 to 1936. He served in the Second Boer War and in the First World War, and later was the driving force behind the formation of a permanent "Mobile Division", the fore-runner of the 1st Armoured Division.
Born the son of Hugh de Fellenberg Montgomery, a landowner and Ulster Unionist politician, and Mary Sophia Juliana May Montgomery (née Maude) and educated at Charterhouse School and at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, Archibald Armar Montgomery was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Royal Field Artillery on 4 November 1891. He was posted to a field battery in India in 1892 and became a lieutenant on 4 November 1894. He served with the Royal Field Artillery during the Second Boer War and took part in the Battle of Magersfontein and the Battle of Paardeberg. Having been promoted to captain on 8 March 1900, he was mentioned in despatches on 4 September 1901.
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