Colonel Reginald Strelley Moresby White CBE | |
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Allegiance | British Ceylon |
Service | Ceylon Defence Force |
Rank | Colonel |
Unit | Leicestershire Regiment |
Commands | Commander of the Ceylon Defence Force |
Colonel Reginald Strelley Moresby White CBE was the 10th Commander of the Ceylon Defence Force. He was appointed on 6 February 1939 until 1 January 1942. He was succeeded by T. G. Watson.
First-class cricket
While studying at the University of Oxford, White played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making his debut against Sussex at Hove in 1913. He played first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1913 and 1914, making five appearances. He later played first-class matches for the Europeans in 1924, and the British Army cricket team in 1930. He also played one minor counties cricket match for Lincolnshire in 1913.
References
- "Commandants". ceylondatabase.net. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Reginald White". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Reginald White". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
Military offices | ||
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Preceded byGordon Thorne | Commander of the Ceylon Defence Force 1939-1942 |
Succeeded byT. G. Watson |
Commanders of the Ceylon Defence Force | ||
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- 20th-century British Army personnel
- People from Grantham
- Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford
- English cricketers
- Oxford University cricketers
- Lincolnshire cricketers
- Europeans cricketers
- British Army cricketers
- Commanders of the Ceylon Defence Force
- Royal Leicestershire Regiment officers
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- British colonels