Bertram Sergison-Brooke
| Sir Bertram Sergison-Brooke | |
|---|---|
 Sergison-Brooke (right) with Churchill in London, January 1941 | |
| Born | 20 July 1880 |
| Died | 1967 (aged 86 or 87) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1899–1942 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held |
London District 1st (Guards) Brigade 15th Infantry Brigade Grenadier Guards 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards 2nd Guards Brigade |
| Battles/wars |
Second Boer War First World War Second World War |
| 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 Mentioned in Despatches Order of the Crown (Belgium) Legion of Honour (France) |
Lieutenant General Sir Bertram Norman Sergison-Brooke, KCB, KCVO, CMG, DSO (20 July 1880 – 1967) was a senior British Army officer who served as Major-General commanding the Brigade of Guards and General Officer Commanding London District. He was born Bertram Norman Brooke but changed his surname in 1915 following his marriage to his first wife.
Military career
Brooke was commissioned into the Grenadier Guards in 1899.[1] He served in the Second Boer War and then with the Egyptian Army.[1]
He also served in the First World War, initially as Assistant Embarkation Officer in Southampton and then as a Brigade Major in France.[1] By 1917 he was commanding 2nd Guards Brigade but was gassed on the Western Front.[2]
After the war he became Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards and then, in 1923, went on to be Commander of the Grenadier Guards and Regimental District.[1] He was appointed Commander of 15th Infantry Brigade in China in 1927 and then Commander of the 1st (Guards) Brigade at Aldershot in 1928.[1] He was made Brigadier on the General Staff at Eastern Command in India in 1931 and Major-General commanding the Brigade of Guards and General Officer Commanding London District in 1934.[1] He retired in 1939 but, with the Second World War underway, he was recalled as General Officer Commanding London District.[1] He retired again in 1942.[1]
He was British Red Cross Commissioner with the Allied Army of Liberation from 1943 to 1945.[1]
His home was in Slaugham in West Sussex.[3]
Family
In 1915 he married Prudence Ida Evelyn Sergison; they had one daughter.[4] Then in 1923 he married Hilda Fenwick; they had one son.[4]
References
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Charles Grant |
GOC London District 1934–1938 |
Succeeded by Sir Andrew Thorne |
| Preceded by Sir Andrew Thorne |
GOC London District 1939–1942 |
Succeeded by Sir Arthur Smith |