Percy Scarlett
| Hon. Percy Gerald Scarlett | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 April 1885 |
| Died | October 5, 1957 (aged 72) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands held |
12th Infantry Brigade Indian 4th Infantry Division |
| Battles/wars |
First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath, Military Cross, Mentioned in Dispatches |
Major-General Hon. Percy Gerald Scarlett CB MC DL (10 April 1885 - 5 October 1957) was a British Army officer.
Early life
Scarlett was the son of Lieutenant-Colonel Leopold James Yorke Campbell Scarlett and Bessie Florence Gibson, and the great-grandson of James Scarlett, 1st Baron Abinger.[1] He was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire. Three of his brothers succeeded to the Abinger Barony, and in 1904 Scarlett was granted the style and precedence of the younger son of a baron by Royal Warrant.[1]
Military career
He attend the Royal Military College, Sandhurst and was commissioned into the Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) in 1907.[2] He fought in the First World War,[3] during which he was Mentioned in Dispatches. He was awarded the Military Cross. Promoted to brevet lieutenant-colonel he was in the service of the Shanghai Defence Force from 1927 to 1928.[2] Promoted to brigadier, he served as commander of the 12th Infantry Brigade and Deputy Constable of Dover Castle between 1936 and 1938.[2] Promoted to major-general he was General Officer Commanding the Deccan District in India in 1938.[2] He saw service in the Second World War and was General Officer Commanding the Indian 4th Infantry Division from 1939 to 1940.[2] He became Director of Mobilization in 1940 and was Deputy Adjutant-General between 1940 and 1942.[2] Scarlett was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1941[4] and held the office of Deputy Lieutenant of Kent in 1949.[5] Between 1943 and 1953 he was the Colonel of the Buffs.[2] He was appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog in 1952.
Marriage
He married Margaret Macdonald Humphreys, daughter of Thomas Humphreys, on 21 November 1928. They had no children.[6]
References
- 1 2 "Abinger, Baron (UK)". Cracroft's Peerage: The Complete Guide to the British Peerage & Baronetage. 1835. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Percy Scarlett". Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- ↑ Simon Robbins, British Generalship on the Western Front 1914-1918: Defeat Into Victory (Routledge, 17 Dec 2004), 42.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 35029. p. 3. 1 January 1941. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 38789. p. 6036. 20 December 1949. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- ↑ "Margaret Macdonald Humphreys". The Peerage.com (entry #1336). Retrieved 3 November 2014.