William Jackson (British Army officer)
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General Sir William Godfrey Fothergill Jackson, GBE, KCB, MC & Bar (28 August 1917 – 12 March 1999)[1] was a British Army officer, military historian, author and Governor of Gibraltar.
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Sir William Godfrey Fothergill Jackson | |
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Born | (1917-08-28)28 August 1917 Blackpool, Lancashire |
Died | 12 March 1999(1999-03-12) (aged 81) Swindon, Wiltshire |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1937–1977 |
Rank | General |
Service number | 73056 |
Unit | Royal Engineers |
Commands held | Northern Command Gurkha Engineers |
Battles/wars | Second World War Suez Crisis Malayan Emergency |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Military Cross & Bar Mentioned in Despatches |
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