Christopher Welby-Everard was born on 9 August 1909 in Spalding, Lincolnshire, England, the son of Edward Everard Earle Welby-Everard and the great-grandson of Sir Glynne Welby, 3rd Baronet.
13 Facts About Christopher Welby-Everard
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Christopher Welby-Everard was educated at Charterhouse School and graduated from Corpus Christi College, Oxford in 1931.
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On 11 March 1944 Welby-Everard was promoted to the acting rank of lieutenant colonel and appointed as Commanding Officer of the 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, which was to participate in the invasion of Normandy.
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Christopher Welby-Everard subsequently served on the staff of the 49th Infantry Division before serving at Middle East Land Forces until September 1948.
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Christopher Welby-Everard was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1945.
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Between 1949 and 1951, Christopher Welby-Everard was CO of th3 1st Battalion, Royal Lincolnshire Regiment.
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Christopher Welby-Everard was then made Commander of HQ Scottish Command, holding the position until 1957.
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Christopher Welby-Everard was promoted to major-general on 19 May 1959.
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Christopher Welby-Everard was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1960.
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From 1962 to 1965 Christopher Welby-Everard was the General Officer Commanding of the Nigerian Army; the last British officer to hold the role after Nigerian independence.
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Christopher Welby-Everard retired from the army on 1 May 1965, having been made a KBE the same year.
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Christopher Welby-Everard married Sybil Juliet Wake Shorrock in 1938 and together they had two sons.
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Christopher Welby-Everard played minor counties cricket for Lincolnshire from 1934 to 1938.