Thomas Morland

General Sir Thomas Lethbridge Napier Morland, KCB, KCMG, DSO (9 August 1865 – 21 May 1925) was a senior British Army officer during the First World War.

[2][3] Morland, who in July 1899 was promoted to brevet major,[4] later served in Nigeria, reaching the rank of lieutenant colonel and being appointed commanding officer of the West African Field Force in 1900.

[9] In June 1910, after coming off of the half-pay list, Morland was promoted to temporary brigadier general and succeeded Nevil Macready in command of the 2nd Infantry Brigade,[10] a position he held until the outbreak of the First World War.

[2] He was made a KCB in June 1915[13] and was promoted to the temporary rank of lieutenant general in July,[14] and commanded X Corps from then through to April 1918.

[2] During this time, he was one of General Sir Herbert Plumer's corps commanders at the Battle of Messines in 1917.

Formal group photograph of British and French officers and commissioners outside the house of the Commander-in-Chief Allied Armies of Occupation, Marienberg, 1919 or 1920. Lieutenant General Morland is sat on the far left in the front row, with Major General William Heneker stood behind.