John Gibbon (British Army officer)

General

Sir John Gibbon

GCB OBE
Born(1917-09-21)21 September 1917
Died1997
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchBritish Army
Service years1939–1977
RankGeneral
UnitRoyal Artillery
CommandsMaster-General of the Ordnance
Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff
6th Field Regiment Royal Artillery
ConflictsSecond World War
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Officer of the Order of the British Empire

General Sir John Houghton Gibbon, GCB, OBE (21 September 1917 – 1997) was a British Army officer who served as Master-General of the Ordnance from 1974 until his retirement in 1977.

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