Arthur Floyer-Acland
| Arthur Floyer-Acland | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 September 1885 |
| Died | 18 February 1980 (aged 94) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
|
| Service/branch |
 British Army
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| Years of service | 1905–1942 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Commands held | 1st Bn Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 3rd Infantry Brigade 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division |
| Awards |
Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Military Cross |
Lieutenant General Arthur Nugent Floyer-Acland CB, DSO, MC, DL (7 September 1885 – 18 February 1980) was a senior officer of the British Army who served in both World War I and World War II. He was Military Secretary from 1940 to 1942. In later life, he was High Sheriff and Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Dorset.
Born Arthur Acland, he was the second son of John Edward Acland and his wife Norah Letitia, daughter of Henry Nugent Bankes. He was educated in Blundell's School, located in Tiverton, Devon. In 1928, he assumed by Royal Licence the additional surname Floyer to inherit the estates of George Floyer.
Floyer-Acland entered the British Army in 1905 and was commissioned as 2nd lieutenant into the 5th Battalion, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment. In February 1907, he was transferred to the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. He fought in the First World War, receiving the Military Cross in 1915 and was promoted to a brevet-major two years later. During the war he was mentioned in despatches seven times and thereafter was decorated with the Distinguished Service Order in 1918 and the Croix de Guerre in 1920. Floyer-Acland went to the Staff College, Camberley in 1921 and was breveted to lieutenant-colonel in 1927.
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