Claude Liardet
Sir Claude Liardet | |
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Major General Liardet, Commandant of the RAF Regiment, inspecting a contingent of the Regiment in London. | |
| Born | 26 September 1881 Liverpool, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 5 March 1966 (aged 84) Southampton, Hampshire, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Territorial Army |
| Years of service | 1899–1945 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Service number | 7191 |
| Unit | Royal Artillery |
| Commands | RAF Regiment (1942–45) 56th (London) Infantry Division (1940–41) 64th (7th London) Field Brigade, RA (1929–33) 106th (Lancashire Yeomanry) Brigade, RFA (1922–27) Lancashire and Cheshire Coast Brigade RA (1919–22) |
| 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 Mentioned in Despatches (4) Territorial Decoration |
| Other work | Director of Bevington, Vaizey, and Foster Ltd |
Major General Sir Claude Francis Liardet, KBE, CB, DSO, TD, DL (26 September 1881 – 5 March 1966) was an insurance broker, businessman and a long-serving artillery officer in Britain's part-time Territorial Army before becoming the first Commandant General of the RAF Regiment.