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Dempsey was educated at Shrewsbury School, entering there in 1911. He captained the first eleven cricket team in the 1914 season when they did not lose a match. He was a school and house monitor, and played in the second eleven football team. He attended Officers' Training Corps camp at Rugeley, reaching the rank of sergeant by 1914.
Miles Dempsey was born in New Brighton, Cheshire, England in the United Kingdom. His lineage traced back to the aristocratic O'Dempsey family of Clanmalier. He was educated at Shrewsbury School and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.
- 15 Dec 1896
- Miles
- 5 Jun 1969
- Dempsey
Aug 22, 2018 · A keen sportsman with a pleasant singing voice, he attended the Staff College, Camberley, 1930–1931, served for two years on the staff at the War Office and, in 1938, was placed in command of his regiment’s 1st Battalion. Posted to Palestine he served in 6th Division under Wavell’s command.
Apr 21, 2015 · Miles Dempsey was born in New Brighton, Cheshire in December 1896. He graduated from the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst in 1915 and went straight into World War One fighting with the Royal Berkshire Regiment. Dempsey served on the Western Front and was awarded the Military Cross for bravery.
General Sir Miles Christopher Dempsey, (15 December 1896 – 5 June 1969) was a senior British Army officer who served in both world wars. During the Second World War he commanded the Second Army in northwest Europe.
Miles Dempsey, Commander of the British Second Army in the invasion of Europe 1944-45, is almost unknown to the general public. Yet his part in Britains contribution to that campaign was second only to Montgomerys in importance.
- Peter Rostron
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English. Biography: Dempsey was one of Britain's most accomplished and highly regarded generals during World War II, popular with both his superiors and his subordinates. He first entered the British Army aged 17 during World War I and was wounded during a German offensive in France.
