Arthur Charles Pedley CB ISO (July 1859–16 December 1943) was a senior British civil servant.
Pedley was born in 1859, the son of Matthew Pedley of Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, and Elizabeth Wayman (née Amory). [1] He was educated at Bedford Modern School. [2]
Pedley joined the Local Government Board for Ireland in Dublin in 1877. [1] In 1879 he transferred to the War Office, where he was to spend the rest of his career. [1] He was promoted to Acting Assistant Principal in the Pay Division in January 1900, [3] Assistant Principal in 1902 and Principal in 1913. [1] He retired in 1919. [1]
He was appointed Companion of the Imperial Service Order (ISO) in the 1905 Birthday Honours and Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 1920 New Year War Honours. [4]
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