| Sir Sidney Clive | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 July 1874 |
| Died | 7 October 1959 (aged 85) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1893 - 1934 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Battles/wars | Mahdist War Second Boer War World War I |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order |
Lieutenant-General Sir George Sidney Clive GCVO, KCB, CMG, DSO (16 July 1874 - 7 October 1959) was a British Army officer who went on to be Military Secretary.
Born the son of son of General Edward Clive and Isabel Webb and educated at Harrow School and the Royal Military College Sandhurst,[1] Clive was commissioned into the Grenadier Guards in 1893.[2] He took part in the Nile expedition in 1898 and fought in the Second Boer War.[2] He attended Staff College, Camberley in 1903 and became a General Staff Officer at the War Office in 1905.[2]
He served in World War I as Head of the British Mission at French Headquarters from 1915 to the end of the War.[2]
After the War he was appointed Military Governor of Cologne in Germany in 1919 and Commander of the 1st Infantry Brigade at Aldershot in 1920.[2] He was appointed British Military Representative to the Armaments Commission of the League of Nations in Geneva in 1921[1] and became Military attaché in Paris in 1924.[2] He was appointed Director of Personal Services at the War Office in 1928 and Military Secretary in 1930.[2] He retired in 1934.[2]
In retirement he served High Sheriff of Herefordshire in 1939 and as Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps.[2]
He died on 7 October 1959 in a disastrous fire at the family home, Perrystone Court, near Ross-on-Wye.[3]
In 1901 he married Madeline Buxton and they went on to have three sons and two daughters.[1]
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Gerald Boyd |
Military Secretary 1930–1934 |
Succeeded by Sir Charles Deedes |