George Giffard
General Sir George Giffard GCB, DSO | |
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General Sir George Giffard in British India in c. 1943 | |
| Born | 27 September 1886 Englefield Green, Surrey, England |
| Died | 17 November 1964 (aged 78) Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1905–1946 |
| Rank | General |
| Service number | 3408 |
| Unit | Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) |
| Commands | 11th Army Group (1943–1944) Eastern Army, India (1943) West Africa Command (1940–1943) British Forces in Palestine and Trans-Jordan (1940) 2nd Battalion, Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment (1932–1933) |
| Battles / wars | First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches (2) Croix de Guerre (France) Order of Polonia Restituta (Poland) |
| Relations | Susan Lawrence (aunt) |
General Sir George James Giffard, GCB, DSO (27 September 1886 – 17 November 1964) was a British military officer, who had a distinguished career in command of African troops in the First World War, rising to command an Army Group in South East Asia in the Second World War.