Francis Rome
Francis Rome | |
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![]() Group photograph of officers of the 3rd Parachute Brigade in Nazareth, 1947. The brigade's commander, Brigadier Francis Rome, is seated in the centre. | |
Born | 11 September 1905 |
Died | 7 February 1985 (aged 79) |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1925–1959 |
Rank | Major General |
Service number | 33750 |
Commands | British Forces in Berlin (1956–59) 16th Airborne Division (1953–56) 1st Parachute Brigade (1947–48) 3rd Parachute Brigade (1946–47) 111th Indian Infantry Brigade (1944–45) |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order |
Major General Francis David Rome, CB, CMG, CBE, DSO (11 September 1905 – 7 February 1985) was a senior officer in the British Army who served as Commandant of the British Sector in Berlin from 1956 to 1959.
Military career
Rome was commissioned into the British Army in 1925.[1] He transferred to the Royal Fusiliers in 1927.[1] He served in the Second World War, latterly as commander of 111th Indian Infantry Brigade.[1] After the war he became commander of 3rd Parachute Brigade in Palestine from 1946 and then commander of 1st Parachute Brigade in Palestine from 1947.[1] He was appointed Assistant Commandant at the School of Land/Air Warfare in 1948 and Deputy Adjutant General at Far East Land Forces in 1950.[1] He was then made General Officer Commanding 16th Airborne Division in 1953 and Commandant of the British Sector in Berlin in 1956; he retired in 1959.[1] He also served as colonel of the Royal Fusiliers.[2]
Family
In 1936 Rome married Sybil Parry Carden.[3]
References
External links
- Generals of World War II
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by | GOC 16th Airborne Division 1953–1956 | Post disbanded |
Preceded by | Commandant, British Sector in Berlin 1956–1959 | Succeeded by |
Honorary titles | ||
Preceded by | Colonel of the Royal Fusiliers 1954–1963 | Succeeded by |
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- Floyd L. Parks (1945)
- James M. Gavin (1945)
- Ray W. Barker (1945–46)
- Frank A. Keating (1946–47)
- Cornelius E. Ryan (1947)
- William Hesketh (1947)
- Frank L. Howley (1947–49)
- Maxwell D. Taylor (1949–51)
- Lemuel Mathewson (1951–53)
- Thomas S. Timberman (1953–54)
- George B. Honnen (1954–55)
- Charles L. Dasher (1955–57)
- Barksdale Hamlett (1957–59)
- Ralph Osborne (1959–61)
- Albert Watson II (1961–63)
- James H. Polk (1963–64)
- John F. Franklin, Jr. (1964–67)
- Robert G. Fergusson (1967–70)
- George M. Seignious (1970–71)
- William W. Cobb (1971–74)
- Sam S. Walker (1974–75)
- Joseph C. McDonough (1975–78)
- Calvert P. Benedict (1978–81)
- James G. Boatner (1981–84)
- John H. Mitchell (1984–88)
- Raymond E. Haddock (1988–90)
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- Lewis Lyne (1945)
- Eric Nares (1945–47)
- Otway Herbert (1947–49)
- Geoffrey Bourne (1949–51)
- Charles Coleman (1951–54)
- William Oliver (1954–55)
- Robert Cottrell-Hill (1955–56)
- Francis Rome (1956–59)
- Rohan Delacombe (1959–62)
- Claude Dunbar (1962)
- David Peel Yates (1962–66)
- John Nelson (1966–68)
- James Bowes-Lyon (1968–70)
- Lord Cathcart (1970–73)
- David Scott-Barrett (1973–75)
- Roy Redgrave (1975–78)
- Robert Richardson (1978–80)
- David Mostyn (1980–83)
- Bernard Gordon Lennox (1983–85)
- Patrick Brooking (1985–89)
- Robert Corbett (1989–90)
- Geoffroi du Bois de Beauchesne (1945–46)
- Charles Lançon (1946)
- Jean Ganeval [fr] (1946–50)
- Pierre Carolet (1950–52)
- Pierre Manceaux-Démiau (1953–54)
- Amédée J.B. Gèze (1955–58)
- Jean Lacomme (1958–62)
- Edouard K. Toulouse (1962–64)
- François Binoche [fr] (1964–67)
- Bertrand Huchet de Quénétain [fr] (1967–70)
- Maurice Routier (1970–73)
- Camille Metzler (1973–75)
- Jacques Mangin (1975–77)
- Bernard d'Astorg [fr] (1977–80)
- Jean P. Liron (1980–84)
- Olivier Le Taillendier de Gabory (1984–85)
- Paul Cavarrot (1985–87)
- François Cann [fr] (1987–90)
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- ‡ Commandant of the entire city; appointed during the Battle of Berlin
- § Commandant of the entire city until July 1945