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Cyril Wagstaff
British Army general (1878–1934)
Major General Cyril Mosley Wagstaff CB CMG CIE DSO (5 March 1878 – 21 February 1934) was a British Army officer who became Commandant of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.
Cyril Wagstaff | |
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| Born | 5 March 1878 |
| Died | 21 February 1934 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1897 - 1934 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands held | Royal Military Academy, Woolwich |
| Battles/wars | First World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire Distinguished Service Order |
Educated at the United Services College,[1] Wagstaff was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1897.[2] He served on the North West Frontier of India and in the First World War with the Australian Army[3] and is credited with creating the term ANZAC.[4] He was appointed a General Staff Officer at the War Office in 1925, Commander of the Nowshera Brigade on the North West Frontier of India in 1928 and Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Woolwich in 1930 before his death in 1934.[2]
In 1906 he married Rosabel Thelwall.[5] Following the death of his first wife, he married Marjorie Frances Fry in 1927.[5]
- Coined "ANZAC" Canberra Times, 26 February 1934
- Wagstaff war narrative, 18-20 May 1915 / Cyril Mosley Wagstaff held at State Library of New South Wales, retrieved 24 November 2013.
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| Preceded by | Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Woolwich 1930–1934 |
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