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Giffard, George James

Date of birth:
September 27th, 1886 (Englefield Green/Surrey, United Kingdom)
Date of death:
November 17th, 1964 (Royal Hampshire County Hospital/Winchester, United Kingdom)
Nationality:
British

Biography

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Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
Unit:
Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
Awarded on:
June 4th, 1917
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
Unit:
Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
Awarded on:
August 31st, 1917
Croix de Guerre (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1938
Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB, Military Division)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Lieutenant-general
Unit:
Headquarters, West Africa Command, British Army
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1941
Commander of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (KCB/DCB, military division)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Lieutenant-general
Unit:
Headquarters, Palestine & Trans-Jordan Command, British Army
Awarded on:
April 1st, 1941
"For service in the Middle East August 1939 - November 1940."

General Officer Commanding
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
General
Unit:
Headquarters, 11th Army Group, British Army
Awarded on:
December 14th, 1943
Order Odrodzenia Polski Wielki
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
General
Unit:
Headquarters, 11th Army Group, British Army
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1944
Grand Cross of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (GCB, military division)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
General
Unit:
Headquarters, 11th Army Group, British Army
Awarded on:
October 26th, 1944
"For service in Burma & Eastern Frontier of India."
Mentioned in Dispatches

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