Ted Williams's CV

(Edward Stephen Bruce) "Ted" Williams, Brigadier of the Rifle Brigade, was the son of Major General Sir Hugh Bruce Bruce-Williams, KCB, DSO (1865-1942) of Crowborough, and Mabel Heward.  Ted was born 02.11.1892 in Pinhoe, Devon.

Ted was educated at Winchester College, then in Infantry Company, Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.
He moved on to Staff College (psc); RN Staff College (ns); MA by decree Oxon (1934).

Ted had married 1st (14.04.1925) Elizabeth Frances Chadwyck-Healey (born Q3 1892 in Marylebone).

She was the daughter of Sir Charles Edward Healey Chadwyck-Healey, 1st Bt. and Frances Katharine Wait, who were married in Q2 1884 in Barton Regis, Glocs.

After eight years of marriage, in Q1 1934, following a riding accident in Oxford, she died childless aged 41.

Ted Williams's CV:-

20.09.1911 commissioned, The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own)
20.08.1914 - 19.10.1914 served in France & Belgium.

2nd Lt.                   20.09.1911 [1554]
Lt.                          17.04.1913
Capt.                     15.05.1915
Bt. Maj.                01.07.1930
Maj.                       23.11.1932
local Lt.Col.         15.10.1930-14.10.1934
Bt. Lt.Col.             01.07.1934
Lt.Col.                   11.07.1938
Col.                        08.02.1940, seniority 01.07.1937
                               (supernumerary 31.12.1944)
                               (retd 30.12.1946)
A/Brig.                   08.02.1940-07.08.1940
T/Brig.                  08.08.1940-(04.1946)
Hon. Brig.             30.12.1946
        CBE       02.06.1943           HM's birthday 43        MID       15.05.1917           ?    LegH
         14|15 St -               & clasp         BWM 14|20                VM       

Iraq operations 1919-20 Medal & Clasp
Palestine 1936-39 Clasp

11.04.1915 -  13.03.1916        A.Sig.Serv. [= Air Signal Service ?] (from 25.05.1915-07.07.1915 Gallipoli, from 15.10.1915-18.03.1916 Egypt)

14.03.1916 -  22.07.1916        General Staff Officer, 3rd grade (GSO3), Egyptian Expeditionary Force & France (from 06.06.1916) (wounded twice)

23.07.1916 -  06.04.1917        General Staff Officer, 3rd grade (GSO3), France

04.02.1918 -  07.07.1919        Brigade Major, Home Forces

08.07.1919 -  07.07.1922        Adjutant, ... (Iraq operations, 1919-1920)

31.08.1922 -  20.01.1926        Officer Company of Gentlemen Cadets, Royal Military College, Sandhurst

21.01.1929 -  14.10.1930        General Staff Officer for Weapon Training (Class CC), Aldershot Command

15.10.1930 -  14.10.1934        Lt.Col. in Command, Oxford University Contingent, Officer Training Corps

(01.1937)                                    2nd Battalion The Rifle Brigade (Malta)

11.07.1938 -  07.02.1940        Commanding Officer, 2nd Battalion The Rifle Brigade (Palestine operations, 1939)

22.01.1940 -  31.01.1940        acting Commander, 7th Support Group (Egypt)

08.02.1940 -  29.07.1941        Commander, 182nd Infantry Brigade (UK)

30.07.1941 -  20.04.1943        Brigadier General Staff, Scottish Command (Home Forces)

1943             -  1946                   Brigadier General Staff, East Africa Command

Ted was Colonel of the Rifle Brigade before WW II.

Played First Class cricket, 1922-1935.

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