Daniel Sandford (British Army officer)
Daniel Sandford | |
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Brigadier Sandford (left) with Haile Selassie, Emperor of Abyssinia, and Colonel Wingate in Dambacha Fort after it had been captured, 15 April 1941 | |
| Born | 18 June 1882 Barnstaple, Devon, England |
| Died | 22 January 1972 (aged 89) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Service years | 1900–1922 1939–1942 |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Service number | 12438 |
| Commands | 355th Siege Battery 94th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery |
| Conflicts | First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in dispatches Knight of the Legion of Honour (France) Haile Selassie I Military Medal (Ethiopia) |
Brigadier Daniel Arthur Sandford, CBE, DSO (18 June 1882 – 22 January 1972) was a senior officer in the British Army during the Second World War, who served an advisor to Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia.