George Pereira

George Pereira
Nickname"Hoppy"
Born(1865-01-26)26 January 1865
Marylebone, London, England
Died20 October 1923(1923-10-20) (aged 58)
Batang, Sichuan, Tibet
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchBritish Army
Service years1884–1919
RankBrigadier General
UnitGrenadier Guards
Commands43rd Brigade (1918)
47th Brigade (1916–1917)
1/4th (Denbighshire) Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
ConflictsBoxer Rebellion
Second Boer War
First World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Distinguished Service Order
Croix de guerre (France)

Brigadier General George Edward Pereira, CB, CMG, DSO (26 January 1865 – 20 October 1923) was a British Army officer, writer, diplomatist, and explorer in Central Asia, Tibet and Western China.

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