Geoffrey Feilding

Sir Geoffrey Fielding
Born	21 September 1866
Died	21 October 1932 (aged 66)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Major-General
Commands held	3rd Bn Coldstream Guards 149th (Northumberland) Brigade 1st Guards Brigade Guards Division London District 56th (1 London) Division
Battles/wars	Second Boer War World War I
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order

Major General Sir Geoffrey Percy Thynne Feilding KCB KCVO CMG DSO (21 September 1866 – 21 October 1932) was Major-General commanding the Brigade of Guards and General Officer Commanding London District.

Military career

Feilding was commissioned into the Coldstream Guards in April 1888,^[1] promoted to lieutenant on 27 November 1890, and to captain on 6 April 1898.^[2]

He served in the early part of the Second Boer War 1899-1900, and was present in the engagements at Belmont in November 1899, being mentioned in despatches twice, and received the Distinguished Service Order (DSO). He returned to South Africa in 1902 commanding a Battalion of Mounted Infantry, and was granted the local rank of major on 20 April 1902.^[3]

Fielding later served in World War I, being mentioned in despatches seven times.^[4] He was appointed Commanding Officer of 3rd Bn Coldstream Guards in 1914.^[1] He went on to be commander of 149th (Northumberland) Brigade in April 1915 and commander of 1st Guards Brigade later that year.^[1] He was made general officer commanding the Guards Division in 1916 to 1918.^[1] A war memorial, unveiled by Feilding, honours the battlefield at Ginchy where many British soldiers from the Guards Division fell during the Battle of the Somme.^[5]

After the war he became Major-General commanding the Brigade of Guards and General Officer Commanding London District and then in 1923 he was made General Officer Commanding 56th (1st London) Division.^[1] He retired in 1927.^[1]

He is buried at St. Editha's Church in Monks Kirby.^[6]

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