1. Scoones was born in Karachi, British India, the eldest son of Fitzmaurice Thomas Favre Scoones of the Royal Fusiliers and his wife, Florence Osborne, who was born in New South Wales, Australia.
15 Facts About Geoffry Scoones
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Geoffry Scoones's father was appointed Camp Commandant, Warwick Camp.
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Geoffry Scoones was educated at Wellington College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.
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Geoffry Scoones was commissioned a second lieutenant on the unattached list for the Indian Army on 20 January 1912.
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Geoffry Scoones was accepted into the Indian Army and appointed to the 2nd Battalion 2nd Gurkha Rifles on 8 March 1913.
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Geoffry Scoones was promoted to lieutenant on 20 April 1914.
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Geoffry Scoones saw active service in the First World War, becoming aide-de-camp to the Commander of Meerut Division, then aide-de-camp to the commander 21st Division and finally aide-de-camp to the Army Corps Commander, 2nd Army Corps in France, between 8 September 1915 and 10 July 1917.
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Geoffry Scoones was mentioned in despatches three times and awarded the Distinguished Service Order and the Military Cross.
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Geoffry Scoones was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for earthquake work at Quetta in 1935.
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Geoffry Scoones served in the Second World War initially as a general staff officer on the Directorate of Military Operations and Intelligence.
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In 1942, Geoffry Scoones briefly commanded the Indian 19th Infantry Division before being promoted to lieutenant-general and appointed to command IV Corps, part of William Slim's Fourteenth Army.
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Geoffry Scoones was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Star of India in 1942.
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Geoffry Scoones commanded the corps through the gruelling Battle of Imphal.
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In 1947 Geoffry Scoones was briefly the last Military Secretary to the India Office.
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Geoffry Scoones was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in 1947, and later in the year he became Principal Staff Officer at the Commonwealth Relations Office.