Thaddeus Crace
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Brigadier General Sir Thaddeus Rex Arthur Crace GC & Bar, MS, GSN, MoS, MD (19 October 1887 - 24 January 1979) was a Satavian Army officer who commanded the 15th Brigade during the early stages of the Great War until it was disbanded following the Fall of Victoriaburg. Crace lead co-ordinated resistance efforts across Satavia during it's occupation by Nuvanian forces, and personally lead ambitious raids on the occupying forces, for which he was awarded the Gallentry Cross twice, in addition to being mentioned in dispatches five times. In addition, Crace was knighted in 1935.
Crace was born to a middle-class family in Port Hope, in 1887. He attended the Royal Military College, Port Hope at age 17, and was comissioned as a Second lieutenant the day before his 18th birthday. Crace proved to be a capable officer and rose through the ranks quickly, obtaining the rank of Major at the age of 24, having served for only six years, in 1911. In 1916 he was promoted again, to Lieutenant colonel, and took command of the 7th Battalion. In 1922, he achieved the rank of Brigadier general at just 35 years of age, which remains the youngest any officer has obtained that rank in the Satavian Army.
Despite taking command of the 4th Brigade in 1922, Crace resigned in August that year after his appointment as Governor of the Hope Province, following the unexpected death of incumbent Governor Sir John McKenzie. Originally appointed as acting Governor, Crace was confirmed as the next Governor by Governor-General Henry King-Stewart on the 22nd August 1922. Crace was the first Satavian-born Governor of the Hope Province, and served for just over two years. His first term as Governor was rocked by scandal relating to his dismissal of incumbent Premier, Andrew Hepworth in 1925 over a corruption scandal that had rocked the Provincial government since the beginning of his premiership. The action, which was vilified in the immediate aftermath of Hepworth's dismisal, lead to Crace's resignation two months later. His actions were vindicated, however, when Hepworth was prosecuted and convicted of voter fraud in 1927.
Crace returned to the army, at which point he was appointed commander of the 15th Brigade. During the Great War