Name John Longley Rank Major-general | Died February 1953 | |
Commands held 1st East Surreys82nd Infantry Brigade10th (Irish) Division44th Home Counties Division Battles/wars Second Boer WarFirst World WarSecond World War Awards Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St GeorgeCompanion of the Order of the BathMentioned in Dispatches (10) Battles and wars | ||
Years of service 1887–19201939–1945 | ||
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Major General Sir John Raynsford Longley (1867 – February 1953) was a senior British Army officer who reached high command during World War I.
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Military career
Educated at Cheltenham College, Longley was commissioned into the East Surrey Regiment in 1887 and served in the Second Boer War. He was appointed Commanding Officer of 1st East Surreys and went to France in August 1914 at the start of World War I and fought in the Battle of Mons, Battle of Le Cateau, Battle of the Marne, Battle of the Aisne, Battle of La Bassée and Battle of Armentières. He was appointed Commander of 82nd Infantry Brigade early in 1915 and General Officer Commanding 10th (Irish) Division in December 1915 before becoming General Officer Commanding the 44th (Home Counties) Division in 1919 before retiring in 1920.
From 1920 to 1939 he held the colonelcy of the East Surrey Regiment. He was recalled at the start of World War II in 1939 and served in Dover Garrison.