Cecil Chadwick

Background

Chadwick was the son of Major P.T. Chadwick, of Mirfield, in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Education

He was educated at Stanmore Park, Harrow School and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.

Career

They had one daughter. In 1943 he was awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire.

Chadwick was too young to fight in World War One. On leaving Sandhurst in 1920 he joined the army as a 2nd Lieutenant.

From 1921-1924 he served in India.

In 1927 he transferred to the Royal Corps of Signals. From 1928-1933 he served in Egypt.

In 1931 he was promoted to Captain. From 1936-1937 he was at the Staff College, Camberley.

In 1938 he was promoted to Major as a General Staff Officer grade 3 with IAA Division.

In 1939 he was a GSO2 with IAA Division. In 1940 he was made a GSO1 with IAA Division. In 1942 he was made a temporary Brigadier with the General Staff at Associate of Arts Command.

In 1943 he was with Brigade Command.

In 1945 he was made a Lieutent-Colonel and a Regional Commander in Germany. In 1946 he was promoted to Colonel with the AAG War Office.

In 1948 he was CSO with the British Troops in Egypt. In 1950 he was promoted to Brigadier.

In 1951 he was CSO with the Eastern Command.

From 1952-1955 he served as Aide-de-camp to the Queen. He was Liberal candidate for the Wycombe division of Buckinghamshire at the 1945 General Election. lieutenant was the neighbouring constituency to where he lived in Gerrards Cross.

He finished a poor third;

He did not stand for parliament again.

Achievements

• Although the Liberals had last won the seat in 1923, they had not fielded a candidate since 1929.