Frederick Joseph Loftus-Tottenham
Major-General Frederick Joseph Loftus-Tottenham, CBE, DSO and Bar (4 May 1898 – 11 April 1987) was a British Indian Army officer who served during World War I and World War II. During the latter, he rose from a major in command of an infantry battalion in 1940 to a major general commanding a division in 1944.
Frederick Joseph Loftus-Tottenham | |
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| Nickname(s) | "Freddie" |
| Born | 4 May 1898 Naas, County Kildare, Ireland |
| Died | 11 April 1987 (aged 88) Warminster, Wiltshire, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1916–1950 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Service number | IA 73 |
| Unit | 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles |
| Commands held | 1st Battalion, 10th Gurkha Rifles 153rd Gurkha Parachute Battalion 33rd Indian Infantry Brigade 81st (West Africa) Division 7th Indian Infantry Division Force 401 |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire (12 June 1947) Distinguished Service Order (22 June 1944) Distinguished Service Order (22 March 1945) Mentioned in dispatches (17 December 1942) MID (5 April 1945) MID (19 July 1945) |
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