Clifford Malden

Major-General Clifford Cecil Malden (1892 – 25 March 1941) was a British Army officer.

Clifford Malden
Born	1890
Died	25 March 1941
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Major-General
Commands held	47th (London) Infantry Division
Battles/wars	First World War Second World War

Military career

Malden was commissioned into the Royal Sussex Regiment on 4 April 1908[1] and saw service as a captain during the First World War.[2] He became Director of Infantry at the War Office in August 1939, Director of Military Training at the War Office in October 1939[3] and General Officer Commanding 47th (London) Infantry Division in November 1940.[4] He was inadvertently killed after setting off a mine at Shoreham-by-Sea in March 1941.[5][6]

References

1. "No. 28163". The London Gazette. 31 July 1908. p. 5640.
2. "No. 29310". The London Gazette. 28 September 1915. p. 9558.
3. "No. 35021". The London Gazette (Supplement). 20 December 1940. p. 7206.
4. "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 18 June 2020.
5. "Malden, Clifford Cecil". Generals.dk. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
6. Grehan, John; Mace, Martin (2012). Battleground Sussex: A Military History of Sussex from the Iron Age to the Present Day. Barnsley: Pen and Sword Military. p. 173-174. ISBN 978-1-84884-661-6.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)