John Eldridge (British Army officer)

Lieutenant-General Sir (William) John Eldridge KBE CB DSO MC (2 March 1898 – 3 November 1985) was a senior British Army officer who became General Officer Commanding Aldershot District.

Sir John Eldridge
Born	2 March 1898
Died	3 November 1985 (aged 87)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1915−1957
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Service number	13420
Unit	Royal Artillery
Commands held	Aldershot District
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Military Cross Mentioned in despatches

Military career

Eldridge was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1915 during World War I and served in France and Belgium.[1]

After the War he was involved in operations in Iraq.[1] He attended the Staff College, Camberley, alongside future general officers such as William Dimoline and Ashton Wade, from 1933 to 1934.[2] He also served in World War II and was deployed to Italy in 1944.[1]

He became Director General of Artillery at the Ministry of Supply in 1945 and Commandant of the Royal Military College of Science in 1948.[1] He was made General Officer Commanding Aldershot District in 1951 and Controller of Munitions at the Ministry of Supply in 1953; he retired in 1957.[1]

He was a Founder Member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies.[3]

References

1. Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
2. "No. 33904". The London Gazette. 20 January 1933. p. 442.
3. "International Institute for Strategic Studies". Archived from the original on 2008-12-02. Retrieved 2010-02-27.