William Cleeve

William Cleeve
Born	1853 Barbados, Lesser Antilles
Died	31 January 1922 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Place of burial	Llanfrechfa, Wales
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1873 - 1918
Rank	Major-General
Commands held	Royal Military Academy, Woolwich
Battles/wars	Second Anglo-Afghan War Second Boer War World War I
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath

Major-General William Frederick Cleeve CB JP (1853 - 31 January 1922) was a British Army officer who became Commandant of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.

Military career

Cleeve was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1873.^[1] He served in Second Anglo-Afghan War and later in the Second Boer War.^[1] He was appointed Chief Instructor in Gunnery in 1901 and Commandant of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich holding that post throughout World War I.^[1]

Family

In 1894 he married Gwladys Elizabeth Mitchell; they had five sons and two daughters.^[2]

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