Background
Lloyd was born in York, England, in 1896, son of Major Ernest Thomas Lloyd (1860-1935), formerly of the Bengal Civil Service, and his wife Ethel Mary (died 1961), second daughter of Sir Richard Dansey Green-Price, 2nd Baronet.
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Wilfrid Lloyd
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Lloyd was commissioned into the 7th Battalion of the King"s Shropshire Light Infantry in September 1914, arrived in France in October 1915, and fought with the regiment until 1917, winning an Military Cross during the Battle of the Somme. In 1917 he transferred to the Indian Army and was attached to 4th / 39th Garwhal Rifles. He was later to join the 19th Hyderabad Regiment.
In July 1940, Brigadier Lloyd was appointed to the 5th Indian Infantry Brigade of the 4th Indian Infantry Division and commanded them in the Western Desert Campaign, the East African Campaign and the Syria-Lebanon campaign.
In the Western Desert, Lloyd"s forces were involved in the opening stages of Operation Compass. In East Africa, forces under Lloyd"s command were involved in the Battle of Agordat and the Battle of Keren.
In Syria, he commanded for a period Gentforce. This was a combined British, Indian, and Free French force attacking towards Damascus.
Foreign his services in the latter campaigns he was mentioned in despatches on 30 December 1941.
From October 1941 to March 1943, during the Burma Campaign, Major-General Lloyd commanded the 14th Indian Infantry Division. The Division was defeated during the First Arakan Offensive and Lloyd was removed from command. Most of his contemporaries nevertheless considered he was not responsible for the defeat.
From July 1943, in succession to William Slim, to January 1944 Major-General Lloyd commanded the 10th Indian Infantry Division in Persia and later in the Italian Campaign.
He was killed in an air crash in January 1944, aged 47, and was buried at Heliopolis War Cemetery, Cairo. General Staff Officer, Division - 1939
Commanding Officer, 5th Indian Infantry Brigade, North Africa - 1940
Commanding Officer, 5th Indian Infantry Brigade, East Africa - (1940–1941)
Commanding Officer, 5th Indian Infantry Brigade, North Africa and Syria - 1941
Director of Military Training, India - (1941–1942)
General Officer Commanding, 14th Indian Infantry Division - (1941–1943)
General Officer Commanding, 10th Indian Infantry Division - (1943–1944).
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United Kingdom