Tickell, Eustace Francis

Date of birth:: December 10th, 1893 (Shrinagar/Kashmir, India)
Date of death:: December 28th, 1972 (Cobham/Surrey, United Kingdom)
Nationality:: British

Biography

Major-General Sir Eustace F. Tickell, Royal Engineers was educated at Bedford School and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.
Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Royal Engineers, 18.7.1913 and served during the Great War on the Western Front from 9.9.1914.
Tickel saw action in Greek Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Turkey, the Aegean Sea, and Egypt.
During the Second World War he served as Chief Engineer, British Troops in Egypt and the Middle East; Chief Engineer to Field Marshal Montgomery and in the North West Europe Campaign.
In retirement he held the honorary position of Colonel Commandant, Corps of Royal Engineers, 1950-58.

His son Marston Eustace Tickell also became an officer in the Royal Engineers and was awarded a MC in 1945 and reached the rank of Major-General.

Promotions:
Commissioned as Second Lieutenant 18.7.1913
Promoted Lieutenant, 9.6.1915;
Promoted Captain, 3.11.1917;
Wounded, Brevet of Major.
Promoted Major, 22.11.1928;
Promoted Lieutenant-Colonel, 1.10.1933;
Promoted Colonel, 1.10.1936;
Promoted Major-General, 30.9.1941;
Engineer-in-Chief, Royal Engineers, 1945;
Retired, 9.2.1949;

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Military Cross (MC)

Period:: First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:: Second-Lieutenant
Unit:: Royal Engineers, British Army
Awarded on:: June 23rd, 1915

1914 Star

Period:: First World War (1914-1918)

British War Medal 1914-1920

Period:: First World War (1914-1918)

Victory Medal 1914-1918

Period:: First World War (1914-1918)

Mentioned in Dispatches

Period:: First World War (1914-1918)
Unit:: Royal Engineers, British Army

Mentioned in Dispatches

Period:: First World War (1914-1918)
Unit:: Royal Engineers, British Army

King Edward VII Coronation Medal

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Temporary Brigadier
Unit:: Royal Engineers, British Army
Awarded on:: April 1st, 1941

Citation:
"As Director of Works Brig. TICKELL has been responsible for conducting accomodation for a very large number of troops in a very short time and usually at very short notice. The building of all these camps with their necssary services has called for very great technical skill and a great deal of drive both of which Brig. TICKELL posseses to a high decree. In addition he has been responsible for the supply of all engineering stores for the Middle East which alone is a very big undertaking, and the fact thet these stores have been available is due to to his foresight and energy. I consider the work he has done to be outstanding."

Signed
General Archibald Wavell
C-in-C Middle East

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB, Military Division)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Temporary Major-General
Unit:: Royal Engineers, British Army
Awarded on:: September 9th, 1942

Citation:
"For conspicuous ability, foresight and initiative not only in the period under review but also throughout the past 2,5 years.
General Tickell foresaw the magnitude of the task and took early steps to provide ? and materials which enabled the enormous works and docks construction programm to be carried out.
His organisation of the worker programme has been excellent and he has always been ready to accept responsability, which had been of a ? factor in the early construction of works of operational ?"

Knights/Dames Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (K/DBE)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Major-General
Awarded on:: July 5th, 1945

Mentioned in Dispatches

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Acting Major-General
Awarded on:: December 30th, 1941

Mentioned in Dispatches

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Temporary Major-General
Awarded on:: June 30th, 1942

Mentioned in Dispatches

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: April 6th, 1944

Mentioned in Dispatches

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Major-General
Awarded on:: March 22nd, 1945

Mentioned in Dispatches

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Major-General
Awarded on:: August 9th, 1945

1939-1945 Star

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Africa Star

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Defence Medal 1939-1945

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

War Medal 1939-1945

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Officier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Citation:
"Maj-Gen Tickel has performed exceptional services for the liberation of FRANCE.
His foresight and energy were largely instrumental in the engineer development of the base in NORMANDY and of the communications across FRANCE which made the rapid advance of the Allies possible."